Is Ban Samo Khae safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Samo Khae safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ban Samo Khae scores 56/100 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 Samo Khae scores 56/100 (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 Samo Khae: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and health and medical access (62/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Geographically located in Phitsanulok (16.8408° N, 100.3415° E), Ban Samo Khae sits 343.4 km S from Bangkok at lowland elevation.
Phitsanulok
16.8408° N, 100.3415° E
Lowland
UTC
15,821
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 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ban Samo Khae happened in March and April (8 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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