Svay Rieng in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Svay Rieng sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 294 mm of rain over about 43 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Svay Rieng's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Svay Rieng's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 294 mm; 43 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Svay Rieng in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 35°C.

A typical spring day in Svay Rieng reaches about 35°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Svay Rieng

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

76 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Svay Rieng weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 23°	21	3.2	11.4	4.4
Feb	33° / 24°	10	1.8	11.6	4.0
Mar	35° / 25°	33	5.6	11.9	2.9
Apr	35° / 26°	86	13.6	12.2	2.1
May	34° / 26°	176	24	12.5	1.9
Jun	33° / 26°	208	26.5	12.6	2.1
Jul	32° / 25°	229	27.5	12.6	2.2
Aug	32° / 25°	245	28.4	12.4	2.2
Sep	32° / 25°	281	27.8	12.1	2.2
Oct	32° / 25°	271	25.9	11.8	2.5
Nov	32° / 24°	110	13.9	11.5	3.6
Dec	32° / 23°	45	7.2	11.4	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Svay Rieng gets around 294 mm of rain over 43 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Svay Rieng

In seasonPeak

In spring, Svay Rieng overlaps its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Pacific typhoon

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Svay Rieng?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.3

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Svay Rieng.

What to pack for Svay Rieng in Spring

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

In spring, Svay Rieng sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 43 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Svay Rieng in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Svay Rieng peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 19 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	10	8	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Svay Rieng in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Svay Rieng is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	51	48	45	41	34	29	26	24	30	37	40	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	40	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Svay Rieng?

Svay Rieng sits at 11.1°N, 105.8°E, 12 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Bavet, 37 km away.

Topography around Svay Rieng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svay Rieng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Svay Rieng is covered by cropland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

15 m

cropland 44%

16 km

24 m

cropland 82%

80 km

960 m

cropland 67%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Bavet 37 km · Tây Ninh 41 km · Hòa Thành 42 km · Phú Khương 42 km · Tràm Chim 53 km · Dương Minh Châu 57 km · Hồng Ngự 59 km · Trảng Bàng 61 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

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 Svay Rieng (11.0878°, 105.7994°, elevation 12 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.