Kampong Cham in September

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).

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• NovemberGreatInside Kampong Cham's best window: Nov–Mar.
• DecemberGreatInside Kampong Cham's best window: Nov–Mar.
• JanuaryGreatInside Kampong Cham's best window: Nov–Mar.
• FebruaryGreatInside Kampong Cham's best window: Nov–Mar.

• Kampong ChamHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 19 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.

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 · Cambodia overall

Low

Prices · Cambodia overall

Low

Cambodia overall: Wettest month: floods on rural roads and around Tonle Sap; Pchum Ben may fall here or in October.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kampong Cham, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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