Best time to visit Siem Reap (Angkor)
Our pick for sun: January to February, November to December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to February, November to December
- CityJanuary, December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 97/100 | Good, 77/100 | Fair, 59/100 | Best avoided, 31/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 35/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 38/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 39/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Ideal, 85/100 | Ideal, 100/100 |
| City | Good, 70/100 | Fair, 54/100 | Fair, 39/100 | Best avoided, 31/100 | Best avoided, 4/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 7/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 9/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 10/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 13/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 15/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 60/100 | Good, 79/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 23°C | 11 mm |
| February | 33°C | 24°C | 15 mm |
| March | 34°C | 26°C | 56 mm |
| April | 35°C | 27°C | 100 mm |
| May | 34°C | 27°C | 156 mm |
| June | 33°C | 27°C | 139 mm |
| July | 32°C | 27°C | 143 mm |
| August | 32°C | 26°C | 171 mm |
| September | 31°C | 26°C | 254 mm |
| October | 31°C | 25°C | 233 mm |
| November | 31°C | 24°C | 67 mm |
| December | 30°C | 23°C | 18 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 16 h 30 min
- From YYZ : about 16 h 45 min
- From YVR : about 14 h 20 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).