Is Khe Sanh safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Khe Sanh safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Khe Sanh scores 56/100 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.
Khe Sanh scores 56/100 (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 Khe Sanh: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (96/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 56 is higher than the scores of 80% 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 Trị territory, Khe Sanh is established at 16.6193° N, 106.7305° E. It lies 495.8 km N relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Bangkok.
Quảng Trị
16.6193° N, 106.7305° E
410 m
Asia/Bangkok
13,927
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: May (30 °C avg high); Wettest: October (256 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 22° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 22° | 21° | 19° | 18° |
| Rain mm | 63 | 48 | 63 | 108 | 162 | 126 | 118 | 171 | 220 | 256 | 212 | 114 |
Normals: Khe Sanh (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 | — |
| Wildfires | — | 5 | 38 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Khe Sanh happened in March (38 of 56 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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