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
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202540.1 °C9 May 202518.3 °C13 January 202528.4 °C1,496 mm3410
202441.1 °C1 May 202419.8 °C23 December 202429.6 °C1,361 mm3540
202341.1 °C19 May 202320.2 °C30 January 202329.0 °C1,674 mm3440
202240.5 °C27 April 202218.7 °C19 December 202228.5 °C1,690 mm3390
202140.5 °C2 July 202116.9 °C13 January 202128.6 °C1,392 mm3380
202040.4 °C13 June 202019.9 °C3 February 202029.0 °C1,183 mm3370
201940.8 °C2 May 201918.4 °C9 December 201929.6 °C1,076 mm3400
201839.9 °C14 April 201819.5 °C7 February 201829.0 °C1,245 mm3580
201740.3 °C19 April 201717.8 °C19 December 201728.8 °C1,514 mm3450
201641.6 °C28 April 201618.2 °C8 February 201629.4 °C1,619 mm3450
201540.7 °C18 May 201518.8 °C16 January 201529.7 °C954 mm3620
201439.9 °C22 May 201415.8 °C24 January 201429.0 °C1,113 mm3490
201341.0 °C6 April 201317.3 °C28 December 201329.0 °C1,487 mm3340
201240.6 °C24 April 201222.0 °C5 December 201229.5 °C1,271 mm3580
201140.0 °C24 May 201119.2 °C12 December 201128.6 °C1,398 mm3480
201043.1 °C18 May 201020.4 °C18 December 201029.5 °C1,295 mm3490
200939.1 °C24 April 200916.9 °C11 January 200928.3 °C1,390 mm3420
200838.3 °C12 April 200819.9 °C11 December 200828.2 °C1,476 mm3310
200739.1 °C17 March 200717.6 °C1 December 200728.5 °C1,606 mm3320
200638.8 °C28 April 200618.2 °C23 December 200628.9 °C1,241 mm3510
200541.4 °C6 May 200518.1 °C4 January 200528.9 °C1,189 mm3320
200439.8 °C18 April 200419.3 °C20 December 200429.0 °C1,051 mm3590
200339.8 °C13 April 200319.2 °C21 December 200329.0 °C1,441 mm3500
200239.0 °C18 March 200219.7 °C9 January 200229.3 °C1,237 mm3470
200139.3 °C23 April 200119.2 °C24 December 200128.8 °C1,302 mm3420
200038.6 °C28 March 200019.2 °C6 November 200028.3 °C1,570 mm3320
199938.5 °C18 March 199914.3 °C25 December 199927.7 °C1,796 mm3110
199840.5 °C24 May 199817.6 °C16 December 199829.4 °C1,449 mm3330
199739.0 °C20 June 199718.1 °C4 January 199728.5 °C1,196 mm3480
199640.0 °C22 March 199617.4 °C28 December 199628.2 °C1,634 mm3250
199538.8 °C21 April 199517.2 °C7 January 199528.6 °C1,322 mm3420
199439.2 °C2 May 199418.8 °C25 January 199428.1 °C1,277 mm3400
199340.3 °C1 May 199316.8 °C29 January 199327.8 °C1,428 mm3120
199240.4 °C23 April 199218.0 °C18 January 199228.4 °C1,156 mm3330
199139.1 °C8 April 199120.2 °C15 November 199128.5 °C1,374 mm3460
199040.5 °C24 April 199018.3 °C6 December 199028.5 °C1,349 mm3380
198939.7 °C22 April 198918.5 °C3 December 198928.2 °C1,326 mm3440
198839.0 °C29 March 198818.8 °C16 December 198828.3 °C1,368 mm3180
198740.2 °C11 April 198717.0 °C8 December 198728.5 °C1,688 mm3240
198638.9 °C9 April 198617.8 °C4 March 198628.0 °C1,478 mm3140
198541.1 °C13 April 198517.6 °C17 December 198528.0 °C1,526 mm3350
198439.1 °C11 April 198418.4 °C10 January 198428.1 °C1,249 mm3450
198340.4 °C13 April 198316.4 °C25 January 198328.4 °C1,411 mm3200
198238.2 °C4 May 198215.9 °C29 December 198227.8 °C1,344 mm3390
198139.1 °C6 April 198117.4 °C14 January 198128.2 °C1,460 mm3200
198040.0 °C4 April 198018.6 °C26 December 198028.4 °C1,476 mm3470
197939.8 °C2 April 197918.8 °C27 December 197928.5 °C1,310 mm3450
197840.3 °C11 April 197818.8 °C24 January 197828.1 °C1,767 mm3270
197738.8 °C27 April 197719.3 °C6 March 197728.2 °C1,344 mm3470
197639.7 °C16 April 197614.8 °C17 January 197627.6 °C1,255 mm3210
197538.7 °C29 April 197514.3 °C30 December 197527.4 °C1,599 mm3120
197437.8 °C19 June 197416.3 °C3 January 197427.5 °C1,462 mm3120
197338.7 °C25 April 197316.3 °C29 December 197328.0 °C1,554 mm3130
197241.7 °C24 May 197217.3 °C23 January 197228.0 °C1,759 mm3300
197137.5 °C23 April 197116.2 °C5 January 197127.1 °C1,386 mm3010
197039.3 °C12 May 197017.9 °C1 February 197028.0 °C1,175 mm3190
196938.7 °C21 May 196918.0 °C22 December 196928.0 °C1,211 mm3100
196837.8 °C30 March 196818.4 °C12 January 196827.8 °C1,053 mm3500
196737.7 °C3 April 196714.6 °C17 January 196727.3 °C1,015 mm3160
196639.2 °C30 April 196618.9 °C2 January 196627.8 °C1,434 mm3020
196539.4 °C30 April 196516.0 °C18 January 196527.8 °C1,291 mm3300
196439.1 °C12 April 196417.3 °C19 December 196427.8 °C1,351 mm3050
196339.5 °C22 April 196313.7 °C16 January 196327.4 °C1,295 mm3170
196238.6 °C21 March 196215.2 °C28 January 196227.4 °C1,414 mm3130
196139.5 °C26 March 196115.8 °C18 January 196127.7 °C1,165 mm3250
196040.5 °C25 April 196016.4 °C4 January 196028.1 °C1,288 mm3230
195938.9 °C17 June 195917.3 °C18 January 195927.9 °C1,137 mm3340
195838.9 °C27 March 195817.9 °C15 February 195827.8 °C1,184 mm3040
195737.8 °C15 May 195717.2 °C21 January 195727.5 °C1,656 mm3320
195637.0 °C21 March 195614.7 °C19 January 195627.0 °C1,552 mm2970
195539.0 °C18 April 195513.9 °C12 January 195527.3 °C1,533 mm3030
195438.5 °C16 April 195416.8 °C16 December 195427.7 °C996 mm3260
195335.6 °C28 March 195316.8 °C9 January 195327.1 °C1,557 mm2970
195237.9 °C9 April 195216.1 °C23 January 195227.5 °C1,267 mm3140
195138.2 °C10 April 195117.1 °C2 January 195127.7 °C936 mm3230
195037.9 °C23 April 195018.0 °C20 December 195027.4 °C1,139 mm3030
194936.5 °C12 April 194916.7 °C10 January 194927.4 °C1,357 mm3050
194837.6 °C13 March 194817.9 °C2 January 194827.4 °C1,133 mm3050
194738.4 °C25 April 194718.5 °C30 December 194727.8 °C1,182 mm3360
194636.3 °C3 March 194617.1 °C8 January 194627.0 °C1,266 mm3020
194535.5 °C26 March 194517.5 °C30 December 194526.5 °C1,567 mm2450
194437.5 °C8 April 194416.7 °C21 December 194427.3 °C1,454 mm2820
194336.8 °C25 March 194316.7 °C13 January 194326.2 °C1,561 mm2650
194235.4 °C28 February 194216.8 °C7 December 194226.7 °C1,425 mm2780
194136.5 °C11 March 194118.2 °C26 December 194126.9 °C1,451 mm2910
194036.1 °C11 March 194014.7 °C4 January 194026.5 °C1,475 mm2560

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
33.1 °C
+0.2 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
341 d/yr
+15
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
1496 mm
+129 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan31.3 °C-0.7 °C1 mm-9 mm
Feb34.2 °C+0.6 °C7 mm-8 mm
Mar34.6 °C-0.6 °C50 mm+8 mm
Apr35.8 °C+0.2 °C86 mm+2 mm
May34.4 °C-0.1 °C219 mm+80 mm
Jun33.4 °C0.0 °C179 mm+24 mm
Jul33.6 °C+0.9 °C143 mm-25 mm
Aug33.6 °C+1.0 °C205 mm+16 mm
Sep31.9 °C+0.1 °C295 mm+48 mm
Oct32.0 °C+0.7 °C173 mm-36 mm
Nov30.5 °C-0.4 °C119 mm+31 mm
Dec31.4 °C+0.6 °C20 mm+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
40.1 °C
9 May 2025
Coldest day
18.3 °C
13 Jan 2025
Wettest day
40.7 mm
22 Jun 2025
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
27 Jan 2025
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
20 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
9 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
17.8 °C
13 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 Aug 2025

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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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