Is Cao Bằng safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Cao Bằng safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Cao Bằng 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.
Cao Bằng 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 Cao Bằng: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (76/100).
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
Geographically located in Cao Bằng (22.6667° N, 106.2583° E), Cao Bằng sits 190.1 km SSW from Hanoi at 197 m elevation.
Cao Bằng
22.6667° N, 106.2583° E
197 m
Asia/Bangkok
73,549
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cao Bằng happened in April, May, July, August, September and October (6 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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