Bavet climate — normals and trends
Bavet (Cambodia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,791 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bavet averages 0 frost days, 313 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Bavet has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 17 May 2010) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 31 December 1975).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BavetSvay Rieng
- coords
- 11.06°, 106.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
24.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,791mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
313 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.3 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.6 °C
17 May 2010
Coldest day
14.9 °C
31 December 1975
Wettest day
118 mm
28 September 2012
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
18 August 1957
Strongest gust
71.6 km/h
27 June 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
18 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
14.5 °C
16 January 1963
Sunniest day
12.1 h
2 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 4 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 22 mm | +11 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 17 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 35.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 75 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 33.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 296 mm | +108 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 275 mm | +47 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 200 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 32.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 274 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 31.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 296 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 241 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 30.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 168 mm | +47 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 54 mm | +11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bavet?
Bavet has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 1,791 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bavet?
The hottest day measured in Bavet between 1940 and 2025 was 17 May 2010, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bavet?
The coldest day measured in Bavet between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1975, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bavet?
Almost never: Bavet sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bavet warmed?
Yes: Bavet warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bavet?
The wettest day measured in Bavet between 1940 and 2025 was 28 September 2012, with 118 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bavet?
The windiest day measured in Bavet between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1957, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bavet?
The warmest month in Bavet is April (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Bavet?
Bavet receives on average 1,791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bavet?
Bavet gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bavet?
Yes: Bavet has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bavet?
In Bavet, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 18 May 2010, and the lowest was 14.5 °C on 16 January 1963.
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