Smach Mean Chey weather in November

In November, Smach Mean Chey sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 82 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Smach Mean Chey's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smach Mean Chey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:09 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical November day in Smach Mean Chey reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 1°C warmer than October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Smach Mean Chey

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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
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.

Smach Mean Chey weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°40811.45.6
Feb29° / 24°4610.111.65.4
Mar30° / 25°10418.411.94.3
Apr30° / 25°14423.112.23.4
May29° / 26°3632912.52.9
Jun29° / 25°51528.912.73.0
Jul28° / 25°61430.112.63.2
Aug28° / 25°59630.312.43.2
Sep28° / 25°52029.312.13.2
Oct29° / 25°31026.711.73.4
Nov30° / 25°8213.911.54.5
Dec30° / 24°316.711.35.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33565
43565
53763
63862
73961
83961
94060
104159
114258
124258
134258
144357
154456
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Smach Mean Chey gets around 82 mm of rain over 13.9 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 47% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
161
259
358
457
556
655
754
854
954
1053
1153
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1648
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3031

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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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 6:04 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:045:39
211.66:045:39
311.66:055:38
411.66:055:38
511.56:055:38
611.56:055:38
711.56:065:38
811.56:065:37
911.56:075:37
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1911.46:115:37
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2811.46:155:38
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3011.46:165:39

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — November's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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285.0Bright
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305.0Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Smach Mean Chey

In seasonPeak

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

Smach Mean Chey sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Smach Mean Chey'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
Nov
Dec

Is November a good time to visit Smach Mean Chey?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Smach Mean Chey for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Smach Mean Chey in November

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

In November, Smach Mean Chey sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Smach Mean Chey 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 at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) 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
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May31Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Smach Mean Chey 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 Smach Mean Chey peaks around August 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 14Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Smach Mean Chey 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 Smach Mean Chey is worst in February — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1523 µg/m³Nov 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Smach Mean Chey?

Smach Mean Chey sits at 11.5°N, 103.0°E, 5 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Koh Kong, 10 km away.

TratKo ChangLaem NgopKhao SamingSihanoukvillePursat

Topography around Smach Mean Chey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smach Mean Chey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 480 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,727 m.

The land around Smach Mean Chey is covered by mangroves (43%) and water (34%) within 3 km, trees (39%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
480 m
80 km
1,727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: Koh Kong 10 km · Khlong Yai 30 km · Trat 96 km · Ko Chang 97 km · Laem Ngop 98 km · Khao Saming 111 km · Sihanoukville 117 km · Pursat 146 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 Smach Mean Chey (11.5466°, 103.0357°, elevation 5 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).