Ângk Tasaôm weather in January

In January, Ângk Tasaôm sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ângk Tasaôm's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ângk Tasaôm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:28 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ângk Tasaôm reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Ângk Tasaôm

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ângk Tasaôm weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°193.711.44.5
Feb33° / 24°132.311.64.0
Mar35° / 25°457.611.92.8
Apr35° / 26°9415.612.22.1
May34° / 26°1472412.51.9
Jun33° / 26°14523.812.62.2
Jul32° / 25°15124.912.62.4
Aug32° / 25°16225.412.42.4
Sep32° / 25°22126.912.12.3
Oct32° / 24°2582611.82.6
Nov31° / 24°9313.211.53.8
Dec31° / 23°366.211.44.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ângk Tasaôm gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1181837341
2181738351
3181638351
4181638351
5181638361
6191538361
7191538361
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29271640341
30271741331
31271742321

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:245:45
211.46:245:46
311.46:245:46
411.46:255:47
511.46:255:48
611.46:255:48
711.46:265:49
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.4Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Ângk Tasaôm

In seasonPeak

None of Ângk Tasaôm's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ângk Tasaôm's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Ângk Tasaôm?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Ângk Tasaôm for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ângk Tasaôm in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Ângk Tasaôm sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ângk Tasaôm in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ângk Tasaôm peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 18 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Nov 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ângk Tasaôm in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ângk Tasaôm is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1344 µg/m³Aug 1419 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Poor
May26Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ângk Tasaôm?

Ângk Tasaôm sits at 11.0°N, 104.7°E, 17 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phumĭ Véal Srê, 12 km away.

KandoengKampong SpeuTịnh BiênChâu ĐốcDangkao

Topography around Ângk Tasaôm

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ângk Tasaôm.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ângk Tasaôm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Ângk Tasaôm is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
433 m
80 km
1,065 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Phumĭ Véal Srê 12 km · Takeo 12 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 31 km · Kandoeng 36 km · Kampong Speu 52 km · Tịnh Biên 55 km · Châu Đốc 60 km · Dangkao 60 km

Cambodia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / C / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,872
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
19.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 390
Religion
Buddhist 97%Muslim 2%other 1%Christian 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ângk Tasaôm (11.0129°, 104.6729°, elevation 17 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).