Is Móng Cái safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Móng Cái safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Móng Cái 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.
Móng Cái 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 Móng Cái: 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 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.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 21.5333° N, 107.9667° E in Quảng Ninh, Móng Cái features an altitude of 9 m. The settlement is located 227.2 km WSW from Hanoi.
Quảng Ninh
21.5333° N, 107.9667° E
9 m
Asia/Bangkok
108,553
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (31 °C avg high); Wettest: August (388 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 18° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 19° |
| Low °C | 12° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 32 | 36 | 56 | 106 | 191 | 239 | 319 | 388 | 184 | 99 | 62 | 52 |
Normals: Fangchenggang (43.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Móng Cái happened in July (3 of 9 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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