Is Hương Thủy safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Hương Thủy safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Hương Thủy scores 53/100 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.
Hương Thủy scores 53/100 (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 Hương Thủy: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (84/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 16.4000° N, 107.6889° E place Hương Thủy within Thừa Thiên-Huế at an elevation of 9 meters. Heading to Hanoi: 546.9 km NNW.
Thừa Thiên-Huế
16.4000° N, 107.6889° E
9 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
95,299
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (32 °C avg high); Wettest: October (535 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 23° | 25° | 27° | 29° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 29° | 27° | 26° | 24° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° |
| Rain mm | 200 | 119 | 123 | 134 | 239 | 203 | 114 | 155 | 352 | 535 | 484 | 326 |
Normals: Huế (12.1 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 | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Hương Thủy happened in October (4 of 8 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Vietnam travel advice & laws.
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