Sihanoukville weather in November

In November, Sihanoukville sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 104 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 22% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Sihanoukville's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sihanoukville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
26°
7th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:06 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sihanoukville is city in Preah Sihanouk Province, Cambodia.

Density
913/km²
people per km²
Founded
1964

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Sihanoukville reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Sihanoukville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sihanoukville weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°379.811.46.4
Feb28° / 26°308.211.66.3
Mar29° / 26°6513.511.95.3
Apr29° / 27°1151912.24.2
May29° / 27°37827.912.53.1
Jun29° / 27°48927.712.63.1
Jul28° / 26°55829.412.63.1
Aug28° / 26°55628.912.33.3
Sep28° / 26°55428.412.13.4
Oct28° / 26°34327.111.83.6
Nov29° / 26°10415.411.54.8
Dec29° / 26°449.311.45.8

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
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73565
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Sihanoukville gets around 104 mm of rain over 15.4 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1057223
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Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of November to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:38 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:015:38
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411.66:025:37
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.26 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Sihanoukville

In seasonPeak

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

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

Sihanoukville'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
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Sihanoukville?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Sihanoukville for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sihanoukville in November

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

In November, Sihanoukville sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sihanoukville in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — 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
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Sihanoukville in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sihanoukville peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 13Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sihanoukville in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sihanoukville is worst in February — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1423 µg/m³Sep 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sihanoukville?

Sihanoukville sits at 10.6°N, 103.5°E, 6 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Phu Quoc, 65 km away.

Phu QuocKampotHàm NinhKepHà TiênSmach Mean CheyKoh KongÂngk Tasaôm

Topography around Sihanoukville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sihanoukville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m.

The land around Sihanoukville is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (62%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (63%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
1,064 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Phu Quoc 65 km · Kampot 71 km · Hàm Ninh 74 km · Kep 87 km · Hà Tiên 108 km · Smach Mean Chey 117 km · Koh Kong 127 km · Ângk Tasaôm 133 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 Sihanoukville (10.6093°, 103.5296°, elevation 6 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).