Is Đông Hà safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Đông Hà safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Đông Hà scores 55/100 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.
Đông Hà scores 55/100 (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 Đông Hà: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (91/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 55 is higher than the scores of 77% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Quảng Trị territory, Đông Hà is established at 16.8303° N, 107.0972° E. It lies 481.8 km NNW relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Bangkok.
Quảng Trị
16.8303° N, 107.0972° E
21 m
Asia/Bangkok
164,228
Critical Services & Regional Transit
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 1 | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Đông Hà happened in March (19 of 27 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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