Is Nong Bua Lamphu safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Nong Bua Lamphu safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Nong Bua Lamphu scores 51/100 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.
Nong Bua Lamphu scores 51/100 (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 Nong Bua Lamphu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (52/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Thailand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Nong Bua Lamphu (17.2042° N, 102.4444° E), Nong Bua Lamphu sits 436.2 km SSW from Bangkok at 217 m elevation.
Nong Bua Lamphu
17.2042° N, 102.4444° E
217 m
Asia/Bangkok
21,072
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Nong Bua Lamphu happened in March and April (6 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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