Is Gaoshu safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Gaoshu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Gaoshu scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Taiwan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 25 Nov 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.
Gaoshu 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 Taiwan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Gaoshu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (70/100) and health and medical access (35/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Taiwan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 22.8202° N, 120.5979° E in Pingtung. The settlement is located 265.3 km NNE from Taipei.
Pingtung
22.8202° N, 120.5979° E
Lowland
UTC
22,687
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Taiwan
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: July (385 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
| Low °C | 15° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 31 | 60 | 110 | 236 | 317 | 385 | 345 | 205 | 85 | 29 | 28 |
Normals: Kaohsiung (38.3 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 Taiwan travel advice & laws.
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