Is Bo safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Bo safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Bo scores 50/100 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.
Bo scores 50/100 (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 Bo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (75/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Bo belongs to Hòa Bình (Vietnam), centered at coordinates 20.6736° N, 105.5311° E (67 m above sea level). Distance to Hanoi is 49.1 km towards the NE.
Hòa Bình
20.6736° N, 105.5311° E
67 m
Asia/Bangkok
14,401
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in 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 (49.1 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 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bo happened in May (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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