Is Rạch Giá safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Rạch Giá safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Rạch Giá scores 48/100 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.
Rạch Giá scores 48/100 (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 Rạch Giá: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 48 is higher than the scores of 63% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Vietnam travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Kiến Giang territory, Rạch Giá is established at 10.0167° N, 105.0833° E. It lies 1,224.0 km N relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Kiến Giang
10.0167° N, 105.0833° E
13 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
250,660
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Rạch Giá happened in April (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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