Is Sapkyo safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Sapkyo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Sapkyo scores 33/100 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.
Sapkyo scores 33/100 (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 Sapkyo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and health and medical access (45/100).
A score of 33 is higher than the scores of 37% 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
Situated in Chungnam at 36.6864° N, 126.7367° E, Sapkyo lies 100.3 km NNE of Seoul. Time zone: UTC.
Chungnam
36.6864° N, 126.7367° E
Lowland
UTC
10,075
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Korea)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (241 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 2° | 5° | 11° | 17° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 19° | 11° | 5° |
| Low °C | -6° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 17° | 10° | 3° | -3° |
| Rain mm | 25 | 30 | 54 | 95 | 101 | 159 | 241 | 232 | 132 | 64 | 37 | 35 |
Normals: Ch’ŏnan (39.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the South Korea travel advice & laws.
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