Is Ban Doi Suthep safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Doi Suthep safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ban Doi Suthep 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 Doi Suthep 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 Doi Suthep: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (70/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Location & Spatial Data
Geographically located in Chiang Mai (18.7944° N, 98.9142° E), Ban Doi Suthep sits 585.3 km SSE from Bangkok at lowland elevation.
Chiang Mai
18.7944° N, 98.9142° E
Lowland
UTC
36,952
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 (7.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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