Climate averages 1991–2020
Battambang weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Battambang: daytime highs average 31.7°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Siem Reap (77 km away). In January its highs average 31.3°C, about as warm as Battambang, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Battambang ranks joint 2nd of 8 for the warmest January highs and 4th of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 31.3°C; Battambang is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Siem Reap in JanuaryCambodia · 77 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 21.9°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Paoy Paet in JanuaryCambodia · 92 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 11 mm rain
- Chanthaburi in JanuaryThailand · 131 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 29 mm rain
- Kampong Chhnang in JanuaryCambodia · 185 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Kabin Buri in JanuaryThailand · 186 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Si Maha Phot in JanuaryThailand · 206 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 20.4°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Rayong in JanuaryThailand · 215 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 28 mm rain
- Nakhon Ratchasima in JanuaryThailand · 239 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 18.9°C · 6.7 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.