Is Phatthalung safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Phatthalung safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Phatthalung scores 54/100 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.
Phatthalung scores 54/100 (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 Phatthalung: 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 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Coordinates 7.5000° N, 100.0000° E place Phatthalung within Phatthalung at an elevation of 14 meters. Heading to Bangkok: 697.8 km N.
Phatthalung
7.5000° N, 100.0000° E
14 m
Asia/Bangkok
38,576
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Phatthalung happened in November (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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