Is Ban Thum safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Ban Thum safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ban Thum 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 Thum 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 Thum: 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
Charted at coordinates 16.4515° N, 102.7198° E in Khon Kaen, Ban Thum maintains a regional distance of 382.8 km SW to Bangkok.
Khon Kaen
16.4515° N, 102.7198° E
Lowland
UTC
17,564
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ban Thum happened in February and April (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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