Pailin weather in September

In September, Pailin sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 415 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 1% of the time in September, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Pailin's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pailin's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 415 mm; 29.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:02 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover: 92%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Pailin reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
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25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23

How September really feels in Pailin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Pailin weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	28	4.9	11.3	5.7
Feb	31° / 21°	44	8.8	11.6	4.7
Mar	32° / 23°	119	18.7	11.9	3.4
Apr	32° / 24°	170	24.8	12.3	2.7
May	31° / 24°	276	29.4	12.6	2.5
Jun	30° / 24°	326	29	12.7	2.7
Jul	29° / 24°	373	30.4	12.7	2.7
Aug	29° / 24°	387	30.7	12.4	2.7
Sep	29° / 23°	415	29.4	12.1	2.7
Oct	30° / 23°	257	23.7	11.7	3.5
Nov	30° / 22°	51	8.7	11.4	5.3
Dec	29° / 20°	13	2.8	11.3	6.3

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
Cloudier (%)	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Pailin gets around 415 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
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30	96

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the miserable band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Oppressive (%)	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43	44	45	45	46	47	48	48	48	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	51	51	52	53	53
Miserable (%)	64	63	62	61	60	59	58	58	57	56	55	55	54	53	52	52	52	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	49	49	48	47	47

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
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20	6	calm
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24	5	calm
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27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:02	6:17
2	12.2	6:02	6:16
3	12.2	6:02	6:15
4	12.2	6:02	6:15
5	12.2	6:02	6:14
6	12.2	6:02	6:13
7	12.2	6:02	6:13
8	12.2	6:02	6:12
9	12.2	6:02	6:11
10	12.1	6:02	6:10
11	12.1	6:02	6:10
12	12.1	6:02	6:09
13	12.1	6:02	6:08
14	12.1	6:02	6:07
15	12.1	6:02	6:07
16	12.1	6:02	6:06
17	12.1	6:02	6:05
18	12.0	6:02	6:05
19	12.0	6:02	6:04
20	12.0	6:02	6:03
21	12.0	6:02	6:02
22	12.0	6:02	6:02
23	12.0	6:02	6:01
24	12.0	6:02	6:00
25	12.0	6:02	5:59
26	11.9	6:02	5:59
27	11.9	6:02	5:58
28	11.9	6:02	5:57
29	11.9	6:02	5:57
30	11.9	6:02	5:56

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in April across the year — September's 4.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.3	Bright
7	4.3	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.2	Bright
12	4.2	Bright
13	4.2	Bright
14	4.2	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.1	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
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28	4.1	Bright
29	4.1	Bright
30	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Pailin

In seasonPeak

In September, Pailin sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is September a good time to visit Pailin?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pailin.

What to pack for Pailin in September

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

In September, Pailin sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Pailin in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks 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 Pailin peaks around August 16 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	13	13	12	12	13	14	12	11	9	9
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Pailin in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pailin is worst in February — around 45 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	45	32	22	15	13	14	13	13	15	13	14
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	34	Moderate
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	32	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	13	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Pailin?

Pailin sits at 12.8°N, 102.6°E, 201 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Khao Saming, 58 km away.

Topography around Pailin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pailin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m around an average of 198 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,076 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,595 m.

The land around Pailin is covered by cropland (35%), trees (34%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

296 m

cropland 35%

16 km

1,076 m

trees 54%

80 km

1,595 m

trees 49%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves

← August Pailin year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Khao Saming 58 km · Chanthaburi 61 km · Trat 68 km · Battambang 70 km · Tha Mai 70 km · Laem Sing 71 km · Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 73 km · Laem Ngop 79 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 Pailin (12.849°, 102.6093°, elevation 201 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
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24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
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10	98
11	98
12	98
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20	98
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30	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
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18	49	51
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27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
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10	29	24
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29	29	23
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	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
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	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	24
2	29	24
3	29	24
4	29	24
5	29	24
6	29	24
7	29	24
8	29	24
9	29	24
10	29	24
11	29	24
12	29	24
13	29	24
14	29	23
15	29	23
16	29	23
17	29	23
18	29	23
19	29	23
20	29	23
21	29	23
22	29	23
23	29	23
24	29	23
25	29	23
26	29	23
27	29	23
28	29	23
29	29	23
30	29	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	2	98
4	2	98
5	2	98
6	2	98
7	2	98
8	2	98
9	2	98
10	1	99
11	1	99
12	1	99
13	2	98
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	4	96
19	4	96
20	4	96
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	6	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	99
2	99
3	99
4	99
5	99
6	99
7	99
8	99
9	99
10	98
11	98
12	98
13	98
14	98
15	98
16	98
17	98
18	98
19	98
20	98
21	98
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	96
30	96

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	36	64
2	37	63
3	38	62
4	39	61
5	40	60
6	41	59
7	42	58
8	42	58
9	43	57
10	44	56
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	47	53
15	48	52
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	49	51
21	49	51
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	50	50
25	50	50
26	51	49
27	51	49
28	52	48
29	53	47
30	53	47