Sisophon weather in October

In October, Sisophon sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 194 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Sisophon's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sisophon's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:02 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
75%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Sisophon is city in Cambodia.

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical October day in Sisophon reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and on par with November.

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

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

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

Sisophon weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31486
41486
51486
61585
71684
81684
91882
101981
112080
122278
132377
142377
152575
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193070
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213367
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233565
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Sisophon gets around 194 mm of rain over 21.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
486
586
685
784
883
981
1080
1178
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1375
1473
1571
1669
1767
1865
1963
2062
2160
2258
2356
2455
2553
2651
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2847
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3044
3142

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the miserable band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
100892
200892
301990
4011089
5011089
6011188
7011287
8011485
9021583
10021682
11021781
12031978
13032077
14142174
15142372
16142471
17152668
18152767
19262963
20273061
21273160
22383257
23393355
244103452
254113451
265133548
275143645
286153643
296173641
306183739
317193737

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:015:53
211.96:015:53
311.96:015:52
411.86:015:51
511.86:015:51
611.86:015:50
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.59 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 — October's 4.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Sisophon

In seasonPeak

In October, Sisophon sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 October a good time to visit Sisophon?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sisophon.

What to pack for Sisophon in October

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

In October, Sisophon sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sisophon in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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