Siem Reap in May

Hot, humid, first storms.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatCool mornings; book ahead.
• JanuaryGreatCool, dry; the busiest month.
• FebruaryGreatDry, warming; good visibility.
• NovemberGoodDry, comfortable; water festival crowds.

• Siem ReapHighs around 34 °C (93 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 93 °F (34 °C), lows around 77 °F (25 °C), rain on about 15 days
• Angkor and the plains, Cambodia · Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampong Chamhot

  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.

• Visak Bochea check

  Lunar calendar · Pagodas

  Public holiday; temples busy with worshippers.

Crowds · Cambodia overall

Low

Prices · Cambodia overall

Low

Cambodia overall: Heat plus the first storms; low prices and quiet temples.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Siem Reap, 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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