Is Nghĩa Lộ safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Nghĩa Lộ safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Nghĩa Lộ scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Nghĩa Lộ scores 49/100 (Moderate). 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 Nghĩa Lộ: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (68/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Nghĩa Lộ belongs to Yên Bái (Vietnam), centered at coordinates 21.5758° N, 104.5192° E (260 m above sea level). Distance to Hanoi is 152.0 km towards the ESE.
Yên Bái
21.5758° N, 104.5192° E
260 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
68,206
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Nghĩa Lộ happened in June (2 of 4 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.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Vietnam entry requirements.
Surrounding Places with Full Dossiers
Planning an itinerary through Nghĩa Lộ?
Queue a threat calculation for your specific trip dates and traveler profile.
Launch Calculator