Samraong weather in December

In December, Samraong sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of December to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Samraong's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samraong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
12th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Samraong is capital of Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia.

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical December day in Samraong reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and about 1°C cooler than January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How December really feels in Samraong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 12 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
12
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Samraong weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°61.211.34.9
Feb34° / 22°92.211.53.6
Mar36° / 25°366.311.92.1
Apr37° / 26°6812.612.31.6
May35° / 26°13019.512.61.8
Jun34° / 26°12920.612.82.1
Jul33° / 26°15522.812.82.4
Aug32° / 25°18824.512.52.4
Sep32° / 25°25125.312.12.5
Oct31° / 24°1481811.73.5
Nov32° / 23°34611.34.6
Dec31° / 21°91.811.25.4

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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55842
65842
75743
85842
95842
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115941
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136040
146139
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176337
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206535
216634
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317030

Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Samraong gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 51% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1172144243
2172244233
3172344222
4182444212
5182544202
6192643201
7192743191
81102843181
91102842171
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112123041160
122133040150
133133039140
143143038140
154153037140
164163136130
175173135130
186173134120
196183133120
207193132110
217193131110
228203231100
23820323090
24821323090
25821333080
26821333070
27821343070
28820353160
29820353160
30720363160
31720363160

Wind in December

Winds average 12 km/h in December, the windiest month of the year.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 5:32 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:195:32
211.26:205:33
311.26:205:33
411.26:215:33
511.26:215:33
611.26:225:34
711.26:225:34
811.26:235:34
911.26:235:34
1011.26:245:35
1111.26:245:35
1211.26:255:36
1311.26:265:36
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1511.26:275:37
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1711.26:285:37
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1911.26:295:38
2011.26:295:39
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2611.26:325:42
2711.26:325:42
2811.26:335:43
2911.26:335:43
3011.26:345:44
3111.26:345:44

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — December's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Samraong

In seasonPeak

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

Samraong'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 December a good time to visit Samraong?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Samraong for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Samraong in December

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

In December, Samraong sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Samraong in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Samraong peaks around August 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 14Nov 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Samraong in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Samraong is worst in February — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (June, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 2248 µg/m³Jun 2018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr35Poor
May22Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Samraong?

Samraong sits at 14.2°N, 103.5°E, 52 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Anlong Veaeng, 61 km away.

Anlong VeaengPrakhon ChaiYeangSurinSisophonNang RongOu Bei ChoanSiem Reap

Topography around Samraong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samraong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m.

The land around Samraong is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
58 m
80 km
620 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Anlong Veaeng 61 km · Prakhon Chai 64 km · Yeang 71 km · Surin 78 km · Sisophon 89 km · Nang Rong 93 km · Ou Bei Choan 96 km · Siem Reap 98 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 Samraong (14.1817°, 103.5176°, elevation 52 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).