Cambodia · Asia

Best Time to Visit Cambodia

Best: Dec-Feb, Apr · Great: Nov · Apr for Khmer New Year

🏛 Historical Sites & Ruins
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Weather

A classic dry-summer rhythm shapes the year — hot, largely rain-free stretches around April giving way to milder, wetter conditions by September. In December, expect highs around 31°C with rain on roughly 1 day of the month.

Festivals & Events

Khmer New Year (April) — A three-day nationwide celebration in mid-April, with water blessings and street festivities, despite falling in the hottest part of the year.

Things to Do

Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, is the country's singular draw.

Local Cuisine

Try amok, a coconut-based fish curry steamed in banana leaf, Cambodia's signature dish.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryBest

Expect hot days around 32°/23°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 23°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:18 AM
Sunset5:42 PM
Daylight11h 23m
FebruaryBest

Expect hot days around 33°/25°C, with mostly dry conditions (~3 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 25°C
Rainfall24 mm
Rainy days3
Sunrise6:11 AM
Sunset5:49 PM
Daylight11h 38m
MarchOK

Expect hot days around 34°/26°C, with occasional rain (~5 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low34° / 26°C
Rainfall40 mm
Rainy days5
Sunrise6:02 AM
Sunset5:58 PM
Daylight11h 55m
AprilBest

Expect hot days around 35°/27°C, with occasional rain (~7 rainy days).

Khmer New YearA three-day nationwide celebration in mid-April, with water blessings and street festivities, despite falling in the hottest part of the year.
Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low35° / 27°C
Rainfall56 mm
Rainy days7
Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Daylight12h 16m
MayAvoid

Expect hot days around 34°/26°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low34° / 26°C
Rainfall144 mm
Rainy days18
Sunrise5:44 AM
Sunset6:16 PM
Daylight12h 32m
JuneAvoid

Expect hot days around 33°/26°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 26°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset6:20 PM
Daylight12h 41m
JulyAvoid

Expect hot days around 33°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~18 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 25°C
Rainfall144 mm
Rainy days18
Sunrise5:41 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Daylight12h 37m
AugustAvoid

Expect hot days around 32°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~19 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 25°C
Rainfall152 mm
Rainy days19
Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset6:12 PM
Daylight12h 23m
SeptemberAvoid

Expect hot days around 32°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~22 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 25°C
Rainfall176 mm
Rainy days22
Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:02 PM
Daylight12h 4m
OctoberAvoid

Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 25°C
Rainfall136 mm
Rainy days17
Sunrise6:08 AM
Sunset5:52 PM
Daylight11h 44m
NovemberGreat

Expect hot days around 31°/24°C, with occasional rain (~4 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 24°C
Rainfall32 mm
Rainy days4
Sunrise6:16 AM
Sunset5:44 PM
Daylight11h 27m
DecemberBest

Expect hot days around 31°/22°C, with mostly dry conditions (~1 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low31° / 22°C
Rainfall8 mm
Rainy days1
Sunrise6:20 AM
Sunset5:40 PM
Daylight11h 19m

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