Kampong Chhnang weather in October

In October, Kampong Chhnang sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 209 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 10% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Kampong Chhnang's 7th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampong Chhnang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
11th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
209 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kampong Chhnang is city in Cambodia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Kampong Chhnang reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°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, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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How October really feels in Kampong Chhnang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kampong Chhnang weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°101.811.44.3
Feb34° / 24°91.811.63.4
Mar36° / 26°436.311.92.2
Apr36° / 27°8614.112.31.7
May35° / 27°15122.512.61.6
Jun34° / 26°15823.512.71.9
Jul33° / 26°16625.612.62.1
Aug33° / 26°18626.712.42.0
Sep32° / 26°23426.612.12.2
Oct32° / 25°20922.811.72.8
Nov32° / 24°719.811.44.0
Dec32° / 23°223.411.34.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
5991
61090
71288
81288
91486
101585
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Kampong Chhnang gets around 209 mm of rain over 22.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
191
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689
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1969
2067
2165
2263
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3149

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10595
20595
30694
40694
50793
60892
70991
801090
901189
1001288
1101387
1201585
1311683
1411881
1512079
1612277
1712376
1822573
1922771
2032968
2133067
2243264
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2453560
2563757
2673954
2784151
2884249
2994347
30104545
31104644

Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:47
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.59 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — October's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Kampong Chhnang

In seasonPeak

In October, Kampong Chhnang sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kampong Chhnang'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 October a good time to visit Kampong Chhnang?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampong Chhnang.

What to pack for Kampong Chhnang in October

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

In October, Kampong Chhnang sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kampong Chhnang in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kampong Chhnang peaks around August 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 17UV 14Nov 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kampong Chhnang in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kampong Chhnang is worst in February — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 2042 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb42Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr34Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampong Chhnang?

Kampong Chhnang sits at 12.3°N, 104.7°E, 21 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kampong Thom, 57 km away.

Kampong ThomPhumĭ Véal TônsayChrang Chamreh MuoyPhumĭ TnaôtBoeng Kak PirPhnom PenhDangkaoPursat

Topography around Kampong Chhnang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampong Chhnang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,795 m.

The land around Kampong Chhnang is covered by cropland (28%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
315 m
80 km
1,795 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Kampong Thom 57 km · Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 62 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 73 km · Phumĭ Tnaôt 78 km · Boeng Kak Pir 79 km · Phnom Penh 81 km · Dangkao 86 km · Pursat 87 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 Kampong Chhnang (12.25°, 104.6667°, elevation 21 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).