Sihanoukville Province · Cambodia
Sihanoukville in May
In May, Sihanoukville averages a daytime high of 33 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 173 mm of rain over the month. Sihanoukville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 33 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 173 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 74
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Sihanoukville
May is tied for the warmest month in Sihanoukville by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 31 °C to 33 °C and the lows from 22 °C to 24 °C. By day, May is about the same as April, and June is 1 °C cooler than May.
May brings 173 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 214 mm (2572 mm a year); it is the 6th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 30 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 °C | 22 °C | 49 mm | |
| February | 31 °C | 23 °C | 41 mm | |
| March | 33 °C | 24 °C | 106 mm | |
| April | 33 °C | 24 °C | 152 mm | |
| May | 33 °C | 24 °C | 173 mm | |
| June | 32 °C | 24 °C | 363 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 24 °C | 359 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 24 °C | 484 mm | |
| September | 31 °C | 24 °C | 362 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 24 °C | 283 mm | |
| November | 31 °C | 23 °C | 139 mm | |
| December | 31 °C | 23 °C | 63 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit Sihanoukville?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 33 °C is above 29 °C and about 173 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Sihanoukville meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Cambodia in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Sihanoukville
This guide lists 74 places to stay in Sihanoukville, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 2; 1–3 km, 7; 3–10 km, 20; 10 km or more, 45.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.