Is Ban Phru safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Phru safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ban Phru scores 50/100 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 Phru scores 50/100 (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 Phru: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and crime and scams (45/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Thailand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 6.9514° N, 100.4723° E place Ban Phru within Songkhla. Heading to Bangkok: 756.7 km N.
Songkhla
6.9514° N, 100.4723° E
Lowland
UTC
23,518
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Thailand
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ban Phru happened in November (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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