Is Buri Ram safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Buri Ram safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Buri Ram scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Buri Ram scores 49/100 (Moderate). 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 Buri Ram: 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 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Buri Ram (14.9942° N, 103.1022° E), Buri Ram sits 312.1 km WSW from Bangkok at 158 m elevation.
Buri Ram
14.9942° N, 103.1022° E
158 m
Asia/Bangkok
23,364
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Buri Ram happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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