Is Kaohsiung safe? Taiwan travel risk
Is Kaohsiung safe right now? Checked 9 October 2026
Kaohsiung scores 27/100 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.
Kaohsiung scores 27/100 (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 Kaohsiung: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and crime and scams (20/100).
A score of 27 is higher than the scores of 18% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Taiwan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Kaohsiung at 22.6150° N, 120.2975° E (elevation 9 m), Kaohsiung lies 298.5 km NNE of Taipei. Time zone: Asia/Taipei.
Kaohsiung
22.6150° N, 120.2975° E
9 m
Asia/Taipei
2,737,660
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 (0 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 | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Kaohsiung happened in September (6 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
10 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.9 on 18 Sep 2022 (122 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.5 on 25 Aug 2026 (138 km away) — USGS details
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