Is Sóc Trăng safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Sóc Trăng safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sóc Trăng scores 47/100 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.
Sóc Trăng scores 47/100 (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 Sóc Trăng: 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 47 is higher than the scores of 62% 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 Sóc Trăng territory, Sóc Trăng is established at 9.6028° N, 105.9736° E. It lies 1,267.4 km N relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh.
Sóc Trăng
9.6028° N, 105.9736° E
7 m
Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
221,430
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Sóc Trăng happened in September and December (2 of 2 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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