Is Hanam safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Hanam safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hanam scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates South Korea Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Hanam scores 29/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and South Korea (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Hanam: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and security (18/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Charted at coordinates 37.5167° N, 127.2000° E in Gyeonggi, Hanam maintains a regional distance of 19.9 km WNW to Seoul.
Gyeonggi
37.5167° N, 127.2000° E
33 m
Asia/Seoul
154,838
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Korea)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (29 °C avg high); Wettest: July (259 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 1° | 4° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 26° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 18° | 10° | 4° |
| Low °C | -8° | -5° | -0° | 6° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 22° | 17° | 9° | 2° | -4° |
| Rain mm | 22 | 25 | 48 | 90 | 98 | 164 | 259 | 256 | 137 | 61 | 34 | 33 |
Normals: Seoul (19.9 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Hanam happened in July (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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