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Cai Lậy score: 49/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Cai Lậy safe? Vietnam travel risk

Is Cai Lậy safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Cai Lậy scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.

Cai Lậy scores 49/100 (Moderate). 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 Cai Lậy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (64/100).

A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Geographically located in Tiền Giang (10.4170° N, 106.0830° E), Cai Lậy sits 1,177.0 km N from Hanoi at 3 m elevation.

Region
Tiền Giang
Coordinates
10.4170° N, 106.0830° E
Elevation
3 m
Time Zone
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Population
123,775
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Ho Chi Minh City (78.5 km ENE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Can Tho International Airport (VCA) 55.2 km SW
Police Station Trại Giam Phước Hoà 12.6 km NNE

Adjacent Localities in Vietnam

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
Wildfires — — — 2 — — — — — — — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Cai Lậy happened in September (2 of 3 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Vietnam travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Vietnam entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Mỹ Tho 15
30.1 km ESE
Sa Đéc 15
37.0 km WSW
Cần Thơ 37
53.8 km SW
Long Xuyên 15
69.9 km W
Ho Chi Minh City 82
78.5 km ENE
Svay Rieng 10
80.3 km NNW

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy