Tbeng Meanchey weather in October

In October, Tbeng Meanchey sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 173 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Tbeng Meanchey's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tbeng Meanchey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:36 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Tbeng Meanchey reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°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)
13124
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How October really feels in Tbeng Meanchey

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Tbeng Meanchey weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 11th-warmest and 6th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31684
41684
51783
61783
71981
82080
92080
102179
112278
122377
132575
142674
152773
162872
172971
183169
193268
203268
213565
223664
233763
243862
254060
264060
274258
284357
294357
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Tbeng Meanchey gets around 173 mm of rain over 21 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 89% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
189
288
388
487
587
686
785
884
982
1081
1179
1278
1376
1474
1572
1669
1767
1865
1962
2060
2158
2256
2354
2452
2550
2648
2746
2845
2943
3042
3141

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 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001684
2001783
3011881
4011980
5012079
6012178
7012277
8012376
9012475
10022573
11022672
12022771
13032968
14033067
15043264
16043363
17153559
18153757
19163855
20174052
21174151
22184348
23294445
242104543
252124640
263134638
273154736
283164733
293174832
303194830
314204828

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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316calm

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 5:53 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:535:45
211.95:535:45
311.95:535:44
411.85:535:43
511.85:535:43
611.85:535:42
711.85:535:41
811.85:535:41
911.85:535:40
1011.85:545:39
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1911.65:555:34
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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 4.52 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 — October's 4.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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204.7Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Tbeng Meanchey

In seasonPeak

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

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 October a good time to visit Tbeng Meanchey?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tbeng Meanchey.

What to pack for Tbeng Meanchey in October

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

In October, Tbeng Meanchey sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tbeng Meanchey 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 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 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 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
October 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).