Is Haiphong safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Haiphong safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Haiphong 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.
Haiphong 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 Haiphong: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (77/100) and security (47/100).
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.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Haiphong belongs to Hải Phòng (Vietnam), centered at coordinates 20.8651° N, 106.6838° E (12 m above sea level). Distance to Hanoi is 87.9 km towards the W.
Hải Phòng
20.8651° N, 106.6838° E
12 m
Asia/Bangkok
2,310,280
Emergency & Aviation Access
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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 (0 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Haiphong happened in July (3 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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