Is Hạ Long safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Hạ Long safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Hạ Long scores 52/100 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.
Hạ Long scores 52/100 (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 Hạ Long: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (80/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Quảng Ninh at 20.9500° N, 107.0667° E (elevation 8 m), Hạ Long lies 126.4 km W of Hanoi. Time zone: Asia/Bangkok.
Quảng Ninh
20.9500° N, 107.0667° E
8 m
Asia/Bangkok
172,915
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (380 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 17° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 23 | 27 | 50 | 103 | 189 | 226 | 312 | 380 | 207 | 112 | 70 | 40 |
Normals: Haiphong (40.9 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Hạ Long happened in July (3 of 6 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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