Kampong Speu weather in January

In January, Kampong Speu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kampong Speu's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampong Speu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:29 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kampong Speu is city in Cambodia.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kampong Speu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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163322
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How January really feels in Kampong Speu

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.

Kampong Speu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°162.811.44.4
Feb34° / 23°10211.63.6
Mar36° / 25°457.911.92.4
Apr36° / 26°8515.312.21.8
May35° / 26°13322.412.51.7
Jun34° / 26°12321.712.72.1
Jul33° / 25°12522.912.62.3
Aug33° / 25°13723.112.42.4
Sep32° / 25°2062612.12.3
Oct31° / 24°22824.711.72.8
Nov31° / 24°7211.711.54.0
Dec31° / 23°274.711.34.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35248
45248
55248
65347
75347
85347
95446
105446
115446
125545
135545
145446
155545
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185644
195644
205743
215743
225743
235842
245842
255941
266040
276139
286139
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kampong Speu gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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58
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139
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1910
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259
269
278
288
298
307
317

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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212283919
2212283919
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5212283919
6212283920
7212283920
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9212273821
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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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:255:45
211.36:255:46
311.36:265:46
411.36:265:47
511.36:265:47
611.46:275:48
711.46:275:48
811.46:275:49
911.46:285:49
1011.46:285:50
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1311.46:295:52
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1911.46:305:55
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2711.56:315:58
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3011.56:306:00
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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 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kampong Speu

In seasonPeak

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

Kampong Speu'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 Kampong Speu?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kampong Speu in January

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

In January, Kampong Speu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kampong Speu 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 Kampong Speu peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 18UV 14Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kampong Speu 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 Kampong Speu is worst in February — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1542 µg/m³Aug 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kampong Speu?

Kampong Speu sits at 11.5°N, 104.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phumĭ Véal Tônsay, 28 km away.

KandoengDangkaoBoeng Kak PirChrang Chamreh MuoyPhnom PenhTa Khmau

Topography around Kampong Speu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampong Speu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 580 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Kampong Speu is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
580 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Phumĭ Véal Tônsay 28 km · Phumĭ Yoŭl Toŭng 30 km · Kandoeng 39 km · Dangkao 41 km · Boeng Kak Pir 42 km · Chrang Chamreh Muoy 44 km · Phnom Penh 45 km · Ta Khmau 47 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 Speu (11.4533°, 104.5208°, elevation 35 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).