Climate averages 1991–2020
Battambang weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Battambang: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 22 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siem Reap (77 km away). In December its highs average 30.1°C, about as warm as Battambang, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Battambang ranks joint 1st of 8 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 30.3°C; Battambang is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 12 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Battambang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 47 | 8.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 83 | 15.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 115 | 21.0 | 12.713 h |
| June | 33.1°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 105 | 18.9 | 12.913 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 105 | 20.8 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.1°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 124 | 22.9 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.2°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 192 | 25.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 190 | 22.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 52 | 9.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 30.5°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Siem Reap in DecemberCambodia · 77 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 16 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in DecemberCambodia · 92 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 21.0°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in DecemberThailand · 131 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Kampong Chhnang in DecemberCambodia · 185 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 22.4°C · 22 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in DecemberThailand · 186 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 5.1 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in DecemberThailand · 206 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.5°C · 4.9 mm rain
- Rayong in DecemberThailand · 215 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 23.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in DecemberThailand · 239 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.1°C · 5.3 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Battambang) is explained once on the Battambang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.