Is Nghi Sơn safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Nghi Sơn safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Nghi Sơn scores 51/100 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.
Nghi Sơn scores 51/100 (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 Nghi Sơn: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (77/100) and security (47/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Nghi Sơn belongs to Thanh Hóa (Vietnam), centered at coordinates 19.4170° N, 105.7500° E (74 m above sea level). Distance to Hanoi is 176.3 km towards the N.
Thanh Hóa
19.4170° N, 105.7500° E
74 m
Asia/Bangkok
307,304
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (33 °C avg high); Wettest: August (350 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 20° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 21° |
| Low °C | 14° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 21 | 22 | 38 | 76 | 138 | 153 | 240 | 350 | 251 | 165 | 89 | 37 |
Normals: Thanh Hóa (43.5 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 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Nghi Sơn happened in July, August and September (3 of 3 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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