Kampong Chhnang climate — normals and trends
Kampong Chhnang (Cambodia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,367 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 (30.3 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kampong Chhnang averages 0 frost days, 326 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.
Kampong Chhnang has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 18 May 2010) and the coldest 13.7 °C (on 16 January 1963).
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
Kampong ChhnangKampong Chhnang
- coords
- 12.25°, 104.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.1°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
24.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
326 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
191 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.9 °C
Average feels-like low
28.7 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
43.1 °C
18 May 2010
Coldest day
13.7 °C
16 January 1963
Wettest day
152 mm
16 September 1978
Windiest day
32.0 km/h
29 October 1970
Strongest gust
78.5 km/h
5 October 1960
Hottest feels-like
49.3 °C
18 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
11.2 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.2 h
9 July 1951
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 | 31.3 °C | -0.7 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 34.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 50 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 86 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 219 mm | +80 mm |
| Jun | 33.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 179 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 33.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 143 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 205 mm | +16 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 295 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 173 mm | -36 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 119 mm | +31 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kampong Chhnang?
Kampong Chhnang has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kampong Chhnang?
The hottest day measured in Kampong Chhnang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2010, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kampong Chhnang?
The coldest day measured in Kampong Chhnang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 13.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kampong Chhnang?
Almost never: Kampong Chhnang sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kampong Chhnang warmed?
Yes: Kampong Chhnang warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kampong Chhnang?
The wettest day measured in Kampong Chhnang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 September 1978, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kampong Chhnang?
The windiest day measured in Kampong Chhnang between 1940 and 2025 was 29 October 1970, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kampong Chhnang?
The warmest month in Kampong Chhnang is April (30.3 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kampong Chhnang?
Kampong Chhnang receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kampong Chhnang?
Kampong Chhnang gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kampong Chhnang?
Yes: Kampong Chhnang has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kampong Chhnang?
In Kampong Chhnang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.3 °C on 18 May 2010, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 12 January 1955.
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