Best time to go to Cambodia for a perfect weather and where to go?

Find the perfect time to go to Cambodia from average climate conditions in many locations like Krong Ban Lung or Battambang, right here.

When is the best time to go to Cambodia?

The best time to discover Cambodia is from November to February. This country, which has just recently opened itself to the world has much to offer its visitors, especially to fans of cultural discoveries and to seekers of architectural heritages. The end of January is not only an opportunity to enjoy the best climatic conditions or to make a journey across the territory, but also an opportunity to discover the heart of Asian culture, through the Chinese New Year's festival.

The end of the monsoon season is also a time to focus your visit if one wants to celebrate with the Cambodians on one of the most unique natural phenomenons in the world; in late October or early November, the flow of the Tonle Sap River reverses directions once the water of the Mekong River floods into the Tonle Sap.

The running enthusiasts can visit Cambodia in early December and participate in the international half marathon of Angkor Wat at the same time.

So, when is the best time to go to Cambodia? Here's some more information to help you in your decision:

In Cambodia, the weather is good everywhere in January, February and December
The best months to go to Phnom Penh are January, February, March, November and December
On average, the warmest months in Phnom Penh are February, March, April, May, June and August
The rainiest months in this city are September and October
The cities with the best climate are Phnom Penh, Kratié and Krong Ban Lung, with good weather at least 5 months a year
The sea temperature is suitable for swimming all year round in Sihanoukville

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in Cambodia for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

Month			Our opinion	View Details
January	27°C to 29°C	27%	good to perfect*	Cambodia in january
February	28°C to 31°C	27%	good	Cambodia in february
March	29°C to 33°C	48%	tolerable to good*	Cambodia in march
April	30°C to 34°C	65%	bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in april
May	30°C to 33°C	78%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in may
June	29°C to 31°C	80%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in june
July	29°C to 31°C	82%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in july
August	29°C to 31°C	82%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in august
September	29°C to 30°C	85%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in september
October	29°C to 31°C	83%	very bad to tolerable*	Cambodia in october
November	29°C to 31°C	63%	tolerable to good*	Cambodia in november
December	27°C to 30°C	31%	good to perfect*	Cambodia in december

* weather varies across the country ; please check out the Where to go section below.

Best time to travel to Cambodia by cities

Best time to go to Phnom Penh

The best months to go to Phnom Penh are january, february, march, november and december.

Best time to go to Battambang

The best months to go to Battambang are january, february, november and december.

Best time to go to Kratié

The best months to go to Kratié are january, february, march, november and december.

Best time to go to Siem Reap (Angkor)

The best months to go to Siem Reap (Angkor) are january, february, november and december.

Best time to go to Sihanoukville

The best months to go to Sihanoukville are january, february, march and december.

Best time to go to Koh Kong

The best months to go to Koh Kong are january, february, november and december.

Koh Sdach (King Island)

Koh Tonsay

Poipet

Kampot

Koh Rong

Koh Russey (Bamboo Island)

Koh Ta Kiev

Koh Thmei

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Tours and organised trips in Cambodia

Climate and Weather in Cambodia

Located between Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Cambodia has a tropical climate - as do many countries in Southeast Asia. Here, it is very hot throughout the year, albeit the slightly more bearable temperatures in winter, especially around the month of January. At this time, the rains are rare, making the country a more pleasant place to visit.

Similar to all tropical countries, Cambodia has two distinct seasons: first the winter period from November to March, which is quite dry and warm. This is also known as the coolest time of year and temperatures rarely exceed 30° C. Moreover, the greater part of the days are sunny and it rains only very rarely. Note that at this period of time however, due to lack of rain, rivers often have a lower level of water and some boat trips become impassable, depriving tourists of certain beauties within Cambodia, such as boat rides along the Mekong river from Phnom Penh to Tonle Sap to Siem Reap.

The rainy season, also known as the summer monsoon season, extends from the months of May to October. The latter is particularly hot and humid, with rains of unseen violence in late afternoon causing many floods. These storms are however relatively short. Average temperatures range are around 35° C and this is the hottest time of year in Cambodia. The pervasive humidity increases the feeling of suffocating and heavy heat, quite difficult to bear for people who are not accustomed to the climate in Southeast Asia.

Temperatures and rainfall in Cambodia

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Cambodia and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kratié, Siem Reap (Angkor) and Sihanoukville, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	34°C 24°C	37°C 26°C	38°C 27°C	37°C 29°C	36°C 29°C	35°C 28°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	32°C 24°C
Précipitations	20%	16%	33%	63%	79%	80%	84%	78%	90%	85%	58%	25%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	33°C 24°C	37°C 26°C	38°C 28°C	39°C 29°C	37°C 29°C	35°C 28°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	32°C 24°C
Précipitations	15%	13%	33%	51%	75%	71%	85%	84%	92%	79%	44%	18%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	34°C 23°C	36°C 25°C	38°C 27°C	37°C 28°C	36°C 29°C	34°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	34°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 25°C	32°C 24°C
Précipitations	15%	14%	31%	62%	77%	80%	86%	88%	91%	80%	49%	17%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	34°C 23°C	36°C 25°C	37°C 28°C	38°C 29°C	36°C 29°C	35°C 27°C	34°C 26°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 26°C	34°C 25°C	33°C 23°C
Précipitations	11%	16%	38%	59%	78%	87%	90%	91%	95%	86%	51%	18%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	32°C 27°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 27°C
Précipitations	36%	33%	51%	62%	72%	80%	81%	81%	77%	83%	75%	41%
Température de la mer	28°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	31°C	30°C	30°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	29°C

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Sea temperature

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 23°C	33°C 24°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 28°C	31°C 27°C	31°C 27°C	31°C 27°C	31°C 27°C	32°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 24°C
Précipitations	29%	36%	58%	68%	69%	74%	80%	77%	75%	82%	58%	28%
Température de la mer	28°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	29°C

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Sea temperature

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	31°C 27°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 26°C
Précipitations	36%	32%	52%	63%	71%	80%	80%	81%	77%	84%	78%	42%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	33°C 24°C	33°C 25°C	34°C 27°C	34°C 28°C	34°C 29°C	33°C 28°C	32°C 27°C	32°C 27°C	32°C 27°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 25°C	32°C 24°C
Précipitations	33%	34%	63%	79%	89%	79%	76%	74%	84%	88%	70%	37%
Température de la mer	28°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	29°C

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Sea temperature

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	33°C 23°C	37°C 25°C	38°C 27°C	38°C 28°C	36°C 28°C	35°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	34°C 26°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 25°C	32°C 22°C
Précipitations	13%	16%	32%	49%	75%	67%	74%	79%	88%	73%	36%	11%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	33°C 24°C	34°C 26°C	35°C 27°C	35°C 28°C	34°C 29°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 27°C	33°C 26°C	33°C 24°C
Précipitations	32%	34%	61%	79%	89%	79%	75%	73%	84%	87%	68%	35%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	31°C 27°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 27°C
Précipitations	36%	33%	52%	63%	71%	80%	80%	81%	77%	84%	78%	42%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	32°C 27°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 26°C
Précipitations	36%	33%	52%	63%	73%	80%	81%	82%	78%	84%	78%	42%
Température de la mer	28°C	28°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	29°C

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Sea temperature

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	32°C 27°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 26°C
Précipitations	38%	36%	54%	65%	74%	82%	82%	83%	81%	84%	78%	42%
Température de la mer	28°C	29°C	29°C	30°C	31°C	30°C	30°C	30°C	29°C	30°C	30°C	29°C

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Sea temperature

	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Températures moyennes	32°C 26°C	32°C 27°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 29°C	34°C 30°C	33°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 29°C	32°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 28°C	33°C 26°C
Précipitations	38%	36%	54%	65%	74%	82%	82%	83%	81%	84%	78%	42%

Average temperatures

Chance of rain

Where to go in Cambodia?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities	jan.	feb.	mar.	apr.	may	jun.	jul.	aug.	sep.	oct.	nov.	dec.
Phnom Penh	34°C	37°C	38°C	37°C	36°C	35°C	34°C	34°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Battambang	33°C	37°C	38°C	39°C	37°C	35°C	34°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Kratié	34°C	36°C	38°C	37°C	36°C	34°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Siem Reap (Angkor)	34°C	36°C	37°C	38°C	36°C	35°C	34°C	34°C	34°C	34°C	34°C	33°C
Sihanoukville	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Kong	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	31°C	31°C	31°C	31°C	32°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Sdach (King Island)	32°C	31°C	32°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Tonsay	33°C	33°C	34°C	34°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Poipet	33°C	37°C	38°C	38°C	36°C	35°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Kampot	33°C	34°C	35°C	35°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Rong	32°C	31°C	32°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Russey (Bamboo Island)	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Ta Kiev	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Koh Thmei	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	34°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C
Krong Ban Lung	32°C	36°C	38°C	38°C	35°C	33°C	32°C	32°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	32°C
Krong Kaeb	33°C	34°C	35°C	35°C	34°C	33°C	33°C	33°C	32°C	33°C	33°C	33°C

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Is this weather information for Cambodia reliable?

Climate data for Cambodia has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Cambodia allows us to determine the average for each month in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kratié, Siem Reap (Angkor), Sihanoukville, Koh Kong, Koh Sdach (King Island), Koh Tonsay, and 8 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.

Best time to go to Cambodia for a perfect weather and where to go?

When is the best time to go to Cambodia?

Best time to travel to Cambodia by cities

Best time to go to Phnom Penh

Best time to go to Battambang

Best time to go to Kratié

Best time to go to Siem Reap (Angkor)

Best time to go to Sihanoukville

Best time to go to Koh Kong

Other cities and places in Cambodia

Koh Sdach (King Island)

Koh Tonsay

Poipet

Kampot

Koh Rong

Koh Russey (Bamboo Island)

Koh Ta Kiev

Koh Thmei

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