Climate · Cambodia

Siem Reap

Hot all year, wet from May to October and drier from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years13.4°N30 m above the sea
  1. Jan91°33°70°21°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb93°34°73°23°Rain on about one day a week.
  3. Mar96°36°77°25°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr96°36°79°26°Rain on about three days a week.
  5. May94°34°79°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  6. Jun93°34°78°26°Rain on about five days a week.
  7. Jul91°33°78°26°Rain on about six days a week.
  8. Aug91°33°77°25°Rain on about six days a week.
  9. Sep89°32°76°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  10. Oct89°32°75°24°Rain on about six days a week.
  11. Nov89°32°73°23°Rain on about three days a week.
  12. Dec89°32°70°21°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The most comfortable months

It is hot all year: highs run from 89°F in December to 96°F in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.It is hot all year: highs run from 32°C in December to 36°C in April. The rain comes from May to October, on about six days a week. December to March is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

Where Siem Reap sits

Asia/Phnom Penh

this place
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Latitude
13.4°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
30 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Phnom Penh230 km south-east

The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Siem Reap, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 89°F in November and December to 96°F in March and April.Highs from 32°C in November and December to 36°C in March and April.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in September (90% of days), driest in January (6%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in February (54% cover), cloudiest in May and June (81%).

Daylight

From 11h 21m in December to 12h 54m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the most comfortable months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Siem Reap, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryDry seasonMost comfortable
70°21°91°33°
no days56%11h 26m
FebruaryDry season
73°23°93°34°
1 day54%11h 41m
MarchDry season
77°25°96°36°
2 days58%12h 02m
April
79°26°96°36°
3 days73%12h 25m
MayRainy season
79°26°94°34°
5 days81%12h 44m
JuneRainy season
78°26°93°34°
5 days81%12h 54m
JulyRainy season
78°26°91°33°
6 days81%12h 49m
AugustRainy season
77°25°91°33°
6 days80%12h 33m
SeptemberRainy season
76°24°89°32°
6 days80%12h 11m
OctoberRainy season
75°24°89°32°
6 days78%11h 48m
November
73°23°89°32°
3 days69%11h 30m
DecemberDry seasonMost comfortable
70°21°89°32°
1 day61%11h 21m

When is the best time to visit Siem Reap?


Siem Reap is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 90°F, nights near 70°F, and rain on about one day a week.Siem Reap is hot all year. Its most comfortable months are December to January: highs near 32°C, nights near 21°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Siem Reap?

March and April, with highs near 96°F and lows near 79°F. The coolest are November and December, with highs near 89°F.March and April, with highs near 36°C and lows near 26°C. The coolest are November and December, with highs near 32°C.

When does it rain most in Siem Reap?

September, with rain on about six days a week. January is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Siem Reap?

From about 11½ hours in December to 13 hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Siem Reap?

February, when cloud covers about 54% of the sky on average. May and June are the cloudiest, at about 81%.

Places with a year like Siem Reap's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Siem Reap's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Siem Reap's summer.

Elsewhere in Cambodia

All of Cambodia

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Siem Reap. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.