Sisophon weather in January

In January, Sisophon sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Sisophon's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sisophon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:39 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Sisophon is city in Cambodia.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sisophon reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 2°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How January really feels in Sisophon

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

Sisophon weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 8th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106238
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176436
186436
196436
206634
216634
226634
236733
246733
256832
266931
277030
287030
297228
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sisophon gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in January. 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 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15163533110
24163632120
34153632120
44153731130
54143731140
64143730140
74143730150
84143729160
94143729161
104143628171
114143628171
124153627181
134153527181
144153427181
154163427191
164163327191
174163228191
184163128192
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265162928201
275162928201
285172927211
296172927211
306172826221
316172825231

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:355:48
211.26:355:48
311.26:365:49
411.26:365:49
511.26:365:50
611.26:375:50
711.26:375:51
811.26:375:51
911.26:385:52
1011.26:385:52
1111.36:385:53
1211.36:385:54
1311.36:385:54
1411.36:395:55
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1611.36:395:56
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1911.36:395:57
2011.36:405:58
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2411.36:406:00
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2611.46:406:01
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3011.46:406:03
3111.46:406:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.12 kWh/m².

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 — January's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Sisophon

In seasonPeak

None of Sisophon's seasonal hazards are active in January. 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 January a good time to visit Sisophon?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sisophon in January

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

In January, Sisophon sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sisophon in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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