Is Chợ Mới safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Chợ Mới safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Chợ Mới 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.
Chợ Mới 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 Chợ Mới: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in An Giang (10.5500° N, 105.4000° E), Chợ Mới sits 1,163.0 km N from Hanoi at 8 m elevation.
An Giang
10.5500° N, 105.4000° E
8 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
12,898
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Chợ Mới happened in April (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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