Cambodia Climate & Geography
Weather in Cambodia
Climate
Cambodia's monsoon climate gives it two distinct seasons
- a dry season from November and April followed by six months
of rainy season. Rainfall is highest between May and June,
and September and October. Temperatures can approach 40
degrees Celsius in April, while the coldest month is January.
|
Month |
TEMPERATURE |
Raining days |
| MIN |
MAX |
| January |
21
|
30.5
|
1
|
| February |
22
|
32
|
1
|
| March |
22
|
34
|
3
|
| April |
24
|
35
|
6
|
| May |
24
|
33
|
14
|
| June |
24
|
33
|
15
|
| July |
24
|
32
|
16
|
| August |
25
|
32
|
16
|
| September |
25
|
30.5
|
19
|
| October |
24
|
30
|
17
|
| November |
23
|
30
|
9
|
| December |
22
|
30
|
4
|
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Geography
Bordering Laos in the north, Vietnam in the east, and Thailand
to the west, Cambodia has the Gulf of Thailand on its 440km-long
southern seaboard. More than 60% of its 181,035 square km
is forested, with the north and southwest of the country
consisting of tropical forest and highlands, while the central
basin is fertile land dissected by the Mekong and Tonle
Sap rivers.
The capital city Phnom Penh sits at the intersection of
these two rivers. The Mekong passes through the entire length
of the country. From the northern border, it travels 500km
south until it crosses the Vietnamese border in the south.
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