Is Samut Sakhon safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Samut Sakhon safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Samut Sakhon scores 53/100 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.
Samut Sakhon scores 53/100 (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 Samut Sakhon: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Thailand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 13.5486° N, 100.2775° E place Samut Sakhon within Samut Sakhon at an elevation of 14 meters. Heading to Bangkok: 33.5 km NE.
Samut Sakhon
13.5486° N, 100.2775° E
14 m
Asia/Bangkok
60,103
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Thailand
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (34 °C avg high); Wettest: September (254 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 33° | 34° | 34° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 21° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 15 | 45 | 88 | 143 | 110 | 132 | 159 | 254 | 148 | 42 | 19 |
Normals: Bangkok (33.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
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