Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Phnom Penh

Early Dec–Mid Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.2°C, with 1.7 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Phnom Penh
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Season calendar

Phnom Penh season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.5)Mid Jan: Best (season score 88.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 74.9)Early Feb: Good (season score 62.9)Mid Feb: Okay (season score 48.9)Late Feb: Fair (season score 39.6)Early Mar: Fair (season score 32.3)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 23.3)Late Mar: Avoid (season score 12.5)Early Apr: Avoid (season score 13.0)Mid Apr: Avoid (season score 8.5)Late Apr: Avoid (season score 0.8)Early May: Avoid (season score 4.6)Mid May: Avoid (season score 9.4)Late May: Off-season (season score 25.0)Early Jun: Fair (season score 31.3)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 37.6)Late Jun: Okay (season score 45.5)Early Jul: Okay (season score 48.9)Mid Jul: Okay (season score 49.2)Late Jul: Okay (season score 51.5)Early Aug: Good (season score 58.0)Mid Aug: Okay (season score 50.2)Late Aug: Okay (season score 48.7)Early Sep: Okay (season score 49.1)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 51.5)Late Sep: Fair (season score 42.8)Early Oct: Fair (season score 39.7)Mid Oct: Okay (season score 44.2)Late Oct: Okay (season score 55.1)Early Nov: Good (season score 58.6)Mid Nov: Good (season score 68.7)Late Nov: Great (season score 85.7)Early Dec: Best (season score 99.2)Mid Dec: Best (season score 98.4)Late Dec: Best (season score 98.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest33.7°C1.250.7%
FebruaryOkay36.5°C1.347.4%
MarchOff-season37.7°C2.254.2%
AprilAvoid36.6°C4.167.5%
MayAvoid34.1°C6.482.2%
JuneFair31.8°C6.984.2%
JulyOkay30.9°C7.387.4%
AugustOkay30.7°C7.287.9%
SeptemberOkay30.3°C7.590.0%
OctoberOkay30.2°C7.882.8%
NovemberGood30.5°C5.272.1%
DecemberBest31.5°C2.062.7%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.