Best time to visit Phnom Penh for good weather

Best match

Peak dry season: 31°C, near-zero rain, and the Royal Palace at its most accessible.

#1 for good weather

Best match

Best all-round month: dry season re-establishes, Water Festival peaks if not in October, city at full energy.

#2 for good weather

Best match

Peak dry season excellence — 30°C, minimal rain, and Christmas/New Year visitors lift the riverfront energy.

#3 for good weather

Best match

Near-perfect dry season continues — the driest month of the year with 8.5 sunshine hours daily.

#4 for good weather

Best match

Late dry season — heat building toward 35°C but Khmer New Year preparations create rising energy.

#5 for good weather

Strong option

Khmer New Year (mid-April) transforms the city — the most significant cultural event in Cambodia's calendar.

#6 for good weather

Worth considering

Wet season begins: 155mm of rain and the tourist infrastructure quietens — for budget travellers only.

#7 for good weather

Worth considering

Deep wet season — 175mm of rain and lowest tourist volumes; museums make the best use of time.

#8 for good weather

Worth considering

Wet season continues — 165mm of rain; only worthwhile as a budget base for travellers unfazed by daily downpours.

#9 for good weather

Worth considering

Heavy monsoon continues — 180mm and 83% humidity; only for travellers who plan around the rain.

#10 for good weather

Avoid

Wettest month (250mm) — but Bon Om Touk Water Festival (Oct/Nov) delivers one of Asia's great spectacles.

#11 for good weather

Avoid

220mm of rain — the statistical peak of the monsoon; only visit if weather is genuinely irrelevant to your plans.

#12 for good weather