Southeast Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Kampot

Early Jan–Mid Feb is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.1°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Kampot
Photo: Marcin Konsek (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Kampot season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 94.9)Mid Jan: Best (season score 91.2)Late Jan: Best (season score 88.1)Early Feb: Best (season score 94.5)Mid Feb: Best (season score 88.7)Late Feb: Great (season score 82.2)Early Mar: Great (season score 74.9)Mid Mar: Good (season score 66.4)Late Mar: Okay (season score 54.6)Early Apr: Fair (season score 37.3)Mid Apr: Fair (season score 33.3)Late Apr: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early May: Avoid (season score 10.6)Mid May: Avoid (season score 5.1)Late May: Off-season (season score 19.5)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 18.5)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 25.9)Late Jun: Fair (season score 30.2)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 25.6)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 22.8)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 25.8)Early Aug: Fair (season score 35.0)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 32.0)Late Aug: Fair (season score 32.1)Early Sep: Fair (season score 30.6)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 28.5)Late Sep: Off-season (season score 22.2)Early Oct: Off-season (season score 16.6)Mid Oct: Off-season (season score 17.5)Late Oct: Off-season (season score 27.0)Early Nov: Off-season (season score 26.2)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 37.5)Late Nov: Okay (season score 54.6)Early Dec: Great (season score 73.4)Mid Dec: Great (season score 75.4)Late Dec: Great (season score 79.3)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest30.9°C1.254.6%
FebruaryBest31.6°C1.049.0%
MarchGood32.5°C1.853.1%
AprilFair32.9°C3.466.5%
MayAvoid32.4°C4.983.6%
JuneOff-season31.2°C5.584.8%
JulyOff-season30.8°C6.387.9%
AugustFair30.5°C6.287.3%
SeptemberOff-season30.2°C6.689.8%
OctoberOff-season30.9°C5.984.3%
NovemberFair31.3°C4.174.7%
DecemberGreat30.8°C1.866.8%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Kampot?
Early Jan–Mid Feb. During this period, the average daytime high is 31.1°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Kampot?
Early May–Mid May is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 32.8°C, with 4.6 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Kampot?
July, August, September, with about 6.6 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: PHU QUOC(50 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.