Kampong Speu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kampong Speu sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 264 mm of rain over about 46 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 22% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Kampong Speu's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kampong Speu's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 264 mm; 46 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kampong Speu 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 Kampong Speu 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 Kampong Speu

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

82 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.

Kampong Speu 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	33° / 22°	16	2.8	11.4	4.4
Feb	34° / 23°	10	2	11.6	3.6
Mar	36° / 25°	45	7.9	11.9	2.4
Apr	36° / 26°	85	15.3	12.2	1.8
May	35° / 26°	133	22.4	12.5	1.7
Jun	34° / 26°	123	21.7	12.7	2.1
Jul	33° / 25°	125	22.9	12.6	2.3
Aug	33° / 25°	137	23.1	12.4	2.4
Sep	32° / 25°	206	26	12.1	2.3
Oct	31° / 24°	228	24.7	11.7	2.8
Nov	31° / 24°	72	11.7	11.5	4.0
Dec	31° / 23°	27	4.7	11.3	4.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kampong Speu gets around 264 mm of rain over 46 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 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 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kampong Speu

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kampong Speu overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 spring a good time to visit Kampong Speu?

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.

2.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampong Speu.

What to pack for Kampong Speu in Spring

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

In spring, Kampong Speu sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kampong Speu 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 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.

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

Air quality in Kampong Speu 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	34	43	35	26	18	14	14	13	14	17	18	19
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	35	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	19	Moderate

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.

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

cropland 41%

16 km

580 m

cropland 63%

80 km

1,787 m

cropland 53%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring 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

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.