Is Suncheon safe? South Korea travel risk
Is Suncheon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Suncheon scores 26/100 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.
Suncheon scores 26/100 (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 Suncheon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (57/100) and security (18/100).
A score of 26 is higher than the scores of 17% 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
Positioned at 34.9506° N, 127.4875° E in Jeonnam, Suncheon features an altitude of 19 m. The settlement is located 294.4 km N from Seoul.
Jeonnam
34.9506° N, 127.4875° E
19 m
Asia/Seoul
265,390
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (South Korea)
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 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Suncheon happened in March (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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