Sisophon weather in April

In April, Sisophon sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 102 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Sisophon's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sisophon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:59 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
64%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Sisophon is city in Cambodia.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical April day in Sisophon reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and about 1°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13626
23626
33626
43626
53626
63626
73626
83626
93626
103626
113626
123626
133626
143626
153726
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173726
183626
193626
203626
213626
223626
233626
243626
253626
263626
273626
283627
293627
303627

How April really feels in Sisophon

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April 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
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sisophon weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°101.811.34.3
Feb35° / 23°163.411.53.1
Mar36° / 25°549.611.91.9
Apr36° / 26°10216.312.31.5
May35° / 27°15122.912.61.6
Jun34° / 26°13621.712.82.0
Jul33° / 26°15224.812.72.1
Aug33° / 26°16825.612.52.1
Sep32° / 25°23826.412.12.2
Oct32° / 25°19421.511.73.0
Nov32° / 23°437.211.44.3
Dec32° / 22°102.211.24.9

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35050
44951
54951
64852
74852
84753
94753
104852
114852
124852
134852
144753
154753
164753
174654
184654
194555
204456
214456
224357
234258
244159
254258
264159
273961
283862
293763
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Sisophon gets around 102 mm of rain over 16.3 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
149
250
350
450
551
651
751
851
951
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1752
1852
1953
2055
2156
2257
2358
2459
2560
2661
2762
2863
2964
3065

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the miserable band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11295632
21285534
31285336
41275337
51165438
60165439
70155341
80155242
90155143
100145144
110145045
120145046
130034947
140034948
150034849
160024751
170024652
180024553
190024454
200024355
210024157
220014059
230013861
240013762
250013663
260013465
270013366
280013168
290013069
300012970

Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:096:16
212.16:096:16
312.16:086:16
412.26:076:16
512.26:076:16
612.26:066:17
712.26:056:17
812.26:046:17
912.26:046:17
1012.26:036:17
1112.26:026:17
1212.36:026:17
1312.36:016:17
1412.36:016:17
1512.36:006:17
1612.35:596:17
1712.35:596:18
1812.35:586:18
1912.35:576:18
2012.45:576:18
2112.45:566:18
2212.45:566:18
2312.45:556:18
2412.45:556:18
2512.45:546:19
2612.45:536:19
2712.45:536:19
2812.45:526:19
2912.55:526:19
3012.55:516:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 6.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — April's 6.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Sisophon

In seasonPeak

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

Sisophon's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Sisophon?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sisophon.

What to pack for Sisophon in April

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

In April, Sisophon sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sisophon in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Sisophon peaks around August 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 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 15UV 14Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Sisophon in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sisophon is worst in February — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1538 µg/m³Jun 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sisophon?

Sisophon sits at 13.6°N, 103.0°E, 19 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Ou Bei Choan, 33 km away.

Ou Bei ChoanPoipetAranyaprathetBattambangPhum Ânlŭng VĭlYeangWang Nam YenSamraong

Topography around Sisophon

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sisophon has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m.

The land around Sisophon is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
619 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Ou Bei Choan 33 km · Poipet 45 km · Aranyaprathet 52 km · Battambang 59 km · Phum Ânlŭng Vĭl 63 km · Yeang 69 km · Wang Nam Yen 86 km · Samraong 89 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 Sisophon (13.5859°, 102.9737°, elevation 19 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).