Is Ban Pong Tao safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Pong Tao safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ban Pong Tao scores 58/100 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 Pong Tao scores 58/100 (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 Pong Tao: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
A score of 58 is higher than the scores of 83% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Lampang territory, Ban Pong Tao is established at 18.8333° N, 99.9500° E. It lies 567.6 km S relative to Bangkok. Time zone observed: UTC.
Lampang
18.8333° N, 99.9500° E
Lowland
UTC
8,846
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 26 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ban Pong Tao happened in March (26 of 32 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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