Dangkao in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Dangkao sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 271 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Dangkao's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Dangkao's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 271 mm; 44 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Dangkao in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C.

A typical spring day in Dangkao reaches about 35°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Dangkao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

81 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Dangkao weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	15	3	11.4	4.5
Feb	34° / 24°	8	1.7	11.6	3.8
Mar	35° / 26°	36	6.2	11.9	2.7
Apr	36° / 27°	81	14.6	12.2	1.9
May	35° / 27°	154	22.7	12.5	1.8
Jun	34° / 26°	154	24.3	12.7	2.0
Jul	33° / 26°	154	25.6	12.6	2.2
Aug	33° / 26°	178	25.9	12.4	2.1
Sep	32° / 26°	245	27.2	12.1	2.1
Oct	32° / 25°	244	24.7	11.7	2.6
Nov	32° / 25°	78	11.1	11.5	3.9
Dec	31° / 24°	27	5.1	11.3	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Dangkao gets around 271 mm of rain over 44 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Dangkao

In seasonPeak

In spring, Dangkao overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dangkao sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

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

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Dangkao?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dangkao.

What to pack for Dangkao in Spring

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

In spring, Dangkao sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dangkao in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dangkao peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	12	12	11	12	12	14	13	10	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Dangkao in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Dangkao 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	42	44	41	35	26	21	21	18	22	28	29	29
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	42	Poor
Feb	44	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	35	Poor
May	26	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Dangkao?

Dangkao sits at 11.5°N, 104.9°E, 12 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phnom Penh, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Dangkao

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dangkao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m.

The land around Dangkao is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

52 m

artificial surfaces 27%

80 km

713 m

cropland 70%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Phnom Penh 7.0 km · Ta Khmau 7.0 km · Boeng Kak Pir 7.0 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 14 km · Kandoeng 25 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 30 km · Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 40 km · Kampong Speu 41 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

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 Dangkao (11.5088°, 104.8914°, elevation 12 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.