Is Ban Chang Phuak safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Chang Phuak safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ban Chang Phuak scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Thailand Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 7 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 12 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ban Chang Phuak scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Thailand (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ban Chang Phuak: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (71/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Thailand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Chiang Mai territory, Ban Chang Phuak is established at 18.8032° N, 98.9811° E. It lies 584.2 km SSE relative to Bangkok. Time zone observed: UTC.
Chiang Mai
18.8032° N, 98.9811° E
Lowland
UTC
9,191
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Thailand)
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (35 °C avg high); Wettest: August (231 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 28° | 32° | 35° | 35° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 27° |
| Low °C | 16° | 19° | 22° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 18° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 4 | 10 | 43 | 130 | 114 | 151 | 231 | 225 | 88 | 30 | 18 |
Normals: Chiang Mai (1.7 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 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 5 | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ban Chang Phuak happened in March (31 of 41 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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