Prey Veng climate — normals and trends
Prey Veng (Cambodia) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,430 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Prey Veng averages 0 frost days, 325 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 197 rainy days per year.
Prey Veng has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 5 May 2016) and the coldest 15.1 °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
Prey VengPrey Veng
- coords
- 11.49°, 105.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.9°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
24.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,430mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
13.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
325 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
197 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.7 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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
40.8 °C
5 May 2016
Coldest day
15.1 °C
16 January 1963
Wettest day
105 mm
10 November 1990
Windiest day
31.8 km/h
15 August 1974
Strongest gust
73.8 km/h
2 November 1997
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
18 May 2010
Coldest feels-like
11.4 °C
12 January 1955
Sunniest day
12.1 h
9 July 1946
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 | 31.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 40 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 112 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | -0.2 °C | 243 mm | +88 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 242 mm | +84 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 129 mm | -42 mm |
| Aug | 33.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 154 mm | -35 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 250 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 158 mm | -74 mm |
| Nov | 30.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 122 mm | +23 mm |
| Dec | 31.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Prey Veng?
Prey Veng has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.9 °C and it receives 1,430 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Prey Veng?
The hottest day measured in Prey Veng between 1940 and 2025 was 5 May 2016, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Prey Veng?
The coldest day measured in Prey Veng between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1963, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Prey Veng?
Almost never: Prey Veng sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Prey Veng warmed?
Yes: Prey Veng warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Prey Veng?
The wettest day measured in Prey Veng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 November 1990, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Prey Veng?
The windiest day measured in Prey Veng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1974, with winds reaching 31.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Prey Veng?
The warmest month in Prey Veng is April (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Prey Veng?
Prey Veng receives on average 1,430 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 197 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Prey Veng?
Prey Veng gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Prey Veng?
Yes: Prey Veng has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Prey Veng?
In Prey Veng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 18 May 2010, and the lowest was 11.4 °C on 12 January 1955.
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