Climate averages 1991–2020
Kampong Chhnang weather
in March.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Kampong Chhnang: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 25.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 43 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Phnom Penh (81 km away). In March its highs average 34.5°C, about as warm as Kampong Chhnang, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Cambodia, Kampong Chhnang ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 34.0°C; Kampong Chhnang is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 34.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 43 mm to 86 mm.
The annual picture
March 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
Kampong Chhnang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 8.5 | 1.8 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 34.8°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 43 | 6.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.9°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 86 | 14.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 33.6°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 151 | 22.5 | 12.713 h |
| June | 32.2°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 158 | 23.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.7°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 166 | 25.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 186 | 26.7 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 234 | 26.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 209 | 22.8 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 71 | 9.8 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 22 | 3.4 | 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
March in nearby cities
- Phnom Penh in MarchCambodia · 81 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Dangkao in MarchCambodia · 86 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 25.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Takeo in MarchCambodia · 141 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 45 mm rain
- Siem Reap in MarchCambodia · 151 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 25.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Tân Châu in MarchVietnam · 173 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.5°C · 34 mm rain
- Hồng Ngự in MarchVietnam · 178 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 34 mm rain
- Châu Đốc in MarchVietnam · 179 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 24.3°C · 42 mm rain
- Battambang in MarchCambodia · 185 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 47 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 Kampong Chhnang) is explained once on the Kampong Chhnang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.