Is Bắc Giang safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Bắc Giang safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bắc Giang scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Vietnam Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 24 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bắc Giang 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 Vietnam (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bắc Giang: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (79/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Bắc Giang territory, Bắc Giang is established at 21.2667° N, 106.2000° E. It lies 46.9 km SW relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Bangkok.
Bắc Giang
21.2667° N, 106.2000° E
14 m
Asia/Bangkok
450,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Vietnam)
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (33 °C avg high); Wettest: August (335 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 28° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 29 | 38 | 56 | 108 | 191 | 218 | 276 | 335 | 175 | 107 | 76 | 46 |
Normals: Hanoi (46.9 km away).
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 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bắc Giang happened in May (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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