Is Sa Đéc safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Sa Đéc safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sa Đéc 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.
Sa Đéc 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 Sa Đéc: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (47/100) and natural hazards (64/100).
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.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Đồng Tháp at 10.3000° N, 105.7667° E (elevation 1 m), Sa Đéc lies 1,189.8 km N of Hanoi. Time zone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Đồng Tháp
10.3000° N, 105.7667° E
1 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
214,610
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (33 °C avg high); Wettest: September (284 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 29° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Low °C | 22° | 23° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 33 | 17 | 47 | 114 | 182 | 217 | 248 | 249 | 284 | 257 | 143 | 84 |
Normals: Cần Thơ (29.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sa Đéc happened in April (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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