Koh Kong weather in March

In March, Koh Kong sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 104 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Koh Kong's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koh Kong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Koh Kong reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°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, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Koh Kong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March 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 March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Koh Kong weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56535
66535
76535
86535
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116535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Koh Kong gets around 104 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
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752
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1962
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2265
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3172

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116867
216867
315868
415859
514869
6148510
7048511
8038512
9038413
10038314
11028315
12028216
13028117
14028018
15018019
16017920
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18017722
19017623
20017524
21017326
22017227
23017029
24016831
25016633
26016534
27016336
28016138
29015841
30015643
31015445

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, 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
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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127calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:14
211.86:286:14
311.86:286:14
411.86:276:14
511.86:276:15
611.86:266:15
711.86:256:15
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3112.16:106:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.89 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 — March's 5.89 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 March

Hazard calendar for Koh Kong

In seasonPeak

In March, 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 March a good time to visit Koh Kong?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Koh Kong for sightseeing.

What to pack for Koh Kong in March

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

In March, Koh Kong sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Koh Kong in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — 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 March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March 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
March 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).