Is Udon Thani safe? Thailand travel risk
Is Udon Thani safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Udon Thani scores 52/100 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.
Udon Thani scores 52/100 (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 Udon Thani: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (64/100) and natural hazards (57/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Territorial & Position Context
Udon Thani belongs to Udon Thani (Thailand), centered at coordinates 17.4167° N, 102.7500° E (177 m above sea level). Distance to Bangkok is 472.9 km towards the SSW.
Udon Thani
17.4167° N, 102.7500° E
177 m
Asia/Bangkok
130,531
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Udon Thani happened in March and April (10 of 10 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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