Is Hayang safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Hayang safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Hayang scores 32/100 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.
Hayang scores 32/100 (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 Hayang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (62/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the South Korea travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 35.9167° N, 128.8167° E place Hayang within Gyeongbuk at an elevation of 57 meters. Heading to Seoul: 245.7 km NW.
Gyeongbuk
35.9167° N, 128.8167° E
57 m
Asia/Seoul
27,236
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in South Korea
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (197 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 4° | 7° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 20° | 13° | 7° |
| Low °C | -4° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 22° | 18° | 11° | 4° | -1° |
| Rain mm | 23 | 35 | 64 | 93 | 98 | 159 | 197 | 191 | 152 | 61 | 32 | 30 |
Normals: Daegu (20 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Hayang happened in March (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the South Korea travel advice & laws.
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