Koh Kong weather in February

In February, Koh Kong sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 46 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Koh Kong's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koh Kong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
49%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Koh Kong is capital in the eponymous province of Cambodia.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical February day in Koh Kong reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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How February really feels in Koh Kong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 20 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
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Koh Kong weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°40811.45.6
Feb29° / 24°4610.111.65.4
Mar30° / 25°10418.411.94.3
Apr30° / 25°14423.112.33.4
May29° / 26°3632912.52.9
Jun29° / 25°51528.912.73.0
Jul28° / 25°61430.112.63.2
Aug28° / 25°59630.312.43.2
Sep28° / 25°52029.312.13.2
Oct29° / 25°31026.711.73.4
Nov30° / 25°8213.911.54.5
Dec30° / 24°316.711.35.4

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in February, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36535
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Koh Kong gets around 46 mm of rain over 10.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 36% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
126
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13723661
23722671
33722671
42721691
52620701
62619721
72618731
82617741
91516771
101515781
111514782
121413802
131413802
141412812
151311832
160311842
170310852
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19039862
20029863
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23028864
24018874
25018874
26018865
27017875
28017866

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of February to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:376:06
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411.56:366:08
511.56:366:08
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — February's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Koh Kong

In seasonPeak

In February, Koh Kong sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Koh Kong's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Koh Kong?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Koh Kong for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Koh Kong in February

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

In February, Koh Kong sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Koh Kong in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 31°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Koh Kong in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Koh Kong peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Koh Kong in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Koh Kong is worst in February — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1523 µg/m³Nov 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Koh Kong?

Koh Kong sits at 11.6°N, 103.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Smach Mean Chey, 10 km away.

TratKo ChangLaem NgopKhao SamingSihanoukvilleLaem Sing

Topography around Koh Kong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koh Kong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,727 m.

The land around Koh Kong is covered by water (36%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
488 m
80 km
1,727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
February weather nearby: Smach Mean Chey 10 km · Khlong Yai 21 km · Trat 86 km · Ko Chang 88 km · Laem Ngop 89 km · Khao Saming 102 km · Sihanoukville 127 km · Laem Sing 138 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 Koh Kong (11.6153°, 102.9838°, elevation 5 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).