Is Thái Nguyên safe? Vietnam travel risk
Is Thái Nguyên safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Thái Nguyên 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.
Thái Nguyên 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 Thái Nguyên: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (78/100) 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
In the Thái Nguyên territory, Thái Nguyên is established at 21.6000° N, 105.8500° E. It lies 66.7 km S relative to Hanoi. Time zone observed: Asia/Bangkok.
Thái Nguyên
21.6000° N, 105.8500° E
36 m
Asia/Bangkok
420,000
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Vietnam
Climate by Month
Hottest: June (32 °C avg high); Wettest: August (403 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 19° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 24° | 20° |
| Low °C | 12° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 21° | 16° | 13° |
| Rain mm | 40 | 56 | 80 | 142 | 237 | 325 | 368 | 403 | 184 | 97 | 73 | 56 |
Normals: Thái Nguyên (0 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 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Thái Nguyên happened in May (2 of 6 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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