Is Mương Theng safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Mương Theng safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Mương Theng 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.
Mương Theng 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 Mương Theng: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 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.
Territorial & Position Context
Situated in Điện Biên at 21.3869° N, 103.0156° E, Mương Theng lies 297.0 km E of Hanoi. Time zone: UTC.
Điện Biên
21.3869° N, 103.0156° E
Lowland
UTC
11,740
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Vietnam
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Mương Theng happened in April (25 of 27 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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