The climate of Siem Reap (Cambodia)
Siem Reap is the capital of the Siem Reap province located in the
Angkor region. The city is mainly known for the beautiful Angkor Wat
temple. This old temple dates back to the Khmer culture and
symbolizes the mythological Meru Mountain. King Suryavarman II had
this temple built at the beginning of the 12th century. The complex
consists of several different temples which are decorated with
bas-reliefs. The temple is a Unesco preservation site and is the
most important tourist attraction in Cambodia. Siem Reap has a
tropical savannah climate with a distinct dry and wet period. The
tropical savannah climate is a transitional climate type between a
tropical rainforest climate and a desert climate. Despite dry
periods precipitation figures are high. Especially from May until
September precipitation figures are high. Temperatures are high all
year round.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Siem Reap:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
31
19
9
1
n/a
February
34
21
9
2
n/a
March
36
23
8
4
n/a
April
36
24
8
7
n/a
May
34
25
7
14
n/a
June
33
25
6
14
n/a
July
32
24
6
17
n/a
August
32
24
5
18
n/a
September
31
24
5
18
n/a
October
31
24
7
15
n/a
November
31
22
8
6
n/a
December
30
20
9
2
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-2 inches ●
= 2-12 inches ●
= 12-24 inches ●
= 25-40 inches ●
= 41-80 inches ●
= over 80 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
The information at this site was carefully composed from climate data collected by meteorological services, meteorological offices, climate experts and other sources. “More climate info” is based on statistics, climate data and personal experience. No rights can be derived from this site. Weather has no memory and gives no guaranties. Nothing is as changeable and unpredictable as the weather. The authors of this site feel in no way responsible for any damages caused by misinterpretation or other circumstances that may influence your holiday or trip to a certain destination. We provide information, it’s up to the reader to use it to it’s benefit.
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
