Tbeng Meanchey weather in January

In January, Tbeng Meanchey sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 47% 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 Tbeng Meanchey's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tbeng Meanchey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
6:31 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Tbeng Meanchey is capital of the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Tbeng Meanchey reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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 Tbeng Meanchey

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.

Tbeng Meanchey weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°51.211.34.7
Feb34° / 22°112.511.53.6
Mar35° / 25°508.411.92.5
Apr35° / 25°10016.112.32.1
May33° / 25°2062512.62.1
Jun32° / 25°22225.512.82.3
Jul31° / 25°25827.912.72.4
Aug31° / 25°28327.812.52.5
Sep31° / 24°29327.812.12.5
Oct31° / 24°1732111.73.3
Nov31° / 22°587.511.44.5
Dec31° / 21°142.211.25.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 34%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106436
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216733
226733
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277129
287228
297327
307327
317426

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Tbeng Meanchey gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.2 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% 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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1318403170
2318413170
3317423070
4317432970
5317442970
6317442870
7317452780
8317452680
9318452580
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
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87calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 6:27 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:275:39
211.26:285:40
311.26:285:40
411.26:285:41
511.26:295:41
611.26:295:42
711.26:295:42
811.26:305:43
911.26:305:44
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1211.26:315:45
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Tbeng Meanchey

In seasonPeak

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

Tbeng Meanchey's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Tbeng Meanchey?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tbeng Meanchey in January

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

In January, Tbeng Meanchey sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tbeng Meanchey 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 Tbeng Meanchey peaks around August 14 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 14UV 14Nov 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tbeng Meanchey 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 Tbeng Meanchey is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodFeb 1978 µg/m³Nov 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr37Poor
May17Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tbeng Meanchey?

Tbeng Meanchey sits at 13.8°N, 105.0°E, 59 m above sea level, in Cambodia. The nearest listed city is Kantharalak, 99 km away.

KantharalakPhumĭ TnaôtAnlong VeaengStung TrengKampong ThomDet UdomSiem ReapYeang

Topography around Tbeng Meanchey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tbeng Meanchey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m.

The land around Tbeng Meanchey is covered by grassland (44%), cropland (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
499 m
80 km
732 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kantharalak 99 km · Phumĭ Tnaôt 105 km · Anlong Veaeng 108 km · Stung Treng 111 km · Kampong Thom 122 km · Det Udom 123 km · Siem Reap 131 km · Yeang 151 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 Tbeng Meanchey (13.8073°, 104.9805°, elevation 59 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).