When to go · Kampong Cham
Kampong Cham in October
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hot, 35 °C (95 °F)+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding).Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hot, 95 °F (35 °C)+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 16
- Crowds
- Low
- Cambodia overall
- Prices
- Low
- Cambodia overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hot, 35 °C (95 °F)+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding).Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hot, 95 °F (35 °C)+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding).
Is another month better than October?
October is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in October
- Kampong ChamHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 16 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 16 days
- Angkor and the plains, Cambodia · Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampong Chamrainy
Dry and cooler Nov–Feb; April tops 38 °C (100 °F); the green season brings afternoon storms and flooded rural roads, but the moats and rice fields look their best.Dry and cooler Nov–Feb; April tops 100 °F (38 °C); the green season brings afternoon storms and flooded rural roads, but the moats and rice fields look their best.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Pchum Ben (Ancestors' Day) big impact
Sep–Oct, 3 days (lunar — check) · Cambodia
Families return to home villages; pagodas crowded at dawn; buses full and many businesses shut.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cambodia overall
- Low
- Prices · Cambodia overall
- Low
Cambodia overall: Rain eases late in the month; Pchum Ben (lunar, check) closes offices for three days.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kampong Cham, side by side.
Verdict
Oct: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Oct: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Oct: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Oct: 16
Jan: 1 (better)
Crowds
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Prices
Oct: Low
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Oct: 1
Jan: 0
October: Listed as a month to avoid: Apr–May (hot, 35 °C+), Sep–Oct (wet-season flooding).
January: Inside Kampong Cham's best window: Nov–Mar.
Kampong Cham: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast