Is Sukhothai safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Sukhothai safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sukhothai scores 57/100 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). GDACS lists 1 minor (green) event within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Sukhothai scores 57/100 (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 Sukhothai: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (62/100).
A score of 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Thailand travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 17.0167° N, 99.7000° E place Sukhothai within Sukhothai at an elevation of 53 meters. Heading to Bangkok: 372.6 km SSE.
Sukhothai
17.0167° N, 99.7000° E
53 m
Asia/Bangkok
35,713
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sukhothai happened in March (9 of 18 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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