Is Hội An safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Hội An safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Hội An scores 50/100 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.
Hội An scores 50/100 (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 Hội An: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (83/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Quảng Nam territory, Hội An is established at 15.8833° N, 108.3333° E. It lies 626.3 km NNW relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Quảng Nam
15.8833° N, 108.3333° E
13 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
152,160
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Climate by Month
Hottest: June (33 °C avg high); Wettest: November (483 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 24° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 33° | 33° | 33° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 24° |
| Low °C | 20° | 21° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 21° |
| Rain mm | 179 | 105 | 94 | 81 | 105 | 115 | 112 | 141 | 258 | 425 | 483 | 329 |
Normals: Hội An (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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Hội An happened in October (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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