Cambodia Visa & Entry

Practically speaking, Cambodia has four seasons: 1)
December-February, cool and dry; 2) March-May, hot
and dry, 3) June-August, hot and rainy; 4)
September-November, cool and diminishing rain.
As we go to print in May the hot season has
well begun and the monsoon rains are due to
start in a month or so. Currently days are most-
ly rainless and quite warm with mid-day tem-
peratures averaging in the in the mid/upper-
30s.
The monsoon rains, when they begin, generally
follow a fairly regular pattern with clear morn-
ings and mid-days, and 1-3 hour rains in the
mid-late afternoon, making them fairly easy to
plan your day around. The monsoon rains ordi-
narily trickle off by the end of October or begin-
ning of November.
Though cool-dry season is considered the most
comfortable time of year, the monsoon season
has its advantages for the temple visitor. The
countryside and temples of Angkor are particular-
ly picturesque with their moats and pools full, the
vegetation is green and lush. The colors in the
wet temple stone stands much brighter and more
apparent when wet.