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Travel and Tourism in Cambodia
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Cambodia.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 4066
- Climate
- The climate in Cambodia is relatively consistent throughout the country--hot and humid. There are two distinct seasons: a dry season that lasts from November to May, and a rainy season lasting from June to October. The country has an average annual rainfall of between 50 and 75 inches with the southwestern mountains, the area with the highest rainfall, receiving nearly 200 inches per year. December to February are the coolest months of the year, when temperatures can drop to the mid to upper 60°F (25-27°C). April is the hottest month, when temperatures regularly exceed 100°F (40°C). The average relative humidity is 81%. During the rainy season, periodic flooding in Phnom Penh can make driving a problem due to the city's old and dysfunctional drainage system. Despite this, standing water usually drains away within a matter of hours.
- Language(s) Spoken
- The Khmer language comes from an older language called paali, which developed as a successor to Indian Sanskrit. Khmer has 26 vowels and 33 consonants.
- Ethnic Groups
- Khmer 90%, Vietnamese 5%, Chinese 1%, other 4%
- National Holiday
- Independence Day, 9 November (1953)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 13 00 N, 105 00 E
- Location
- Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos
- Airports
- 20
Destinations
Regions and cities, top sights, national parks, UNESCO sites, and festivals for visitors.
Phnom Penh: The City of Memory and Renewal
Phnom Penh sits at one of the most strategically important river junctions in Southeast Asia, where the Tonle Sap River meets the Mekong just before the Mekong splits into the Upper and Lower Mekong channels that form the Mekong Delta. This location has made the city a natural center of trade and administration since the Khmer court moved here from Angkor in the fifteenth century, and the confluence of rivers — visible from the riverside promenade — remains one of the city's most striking geographical features.
Riverside and the City's Character Phnom Penh has been substantially transformed over the past two decades from a shabby post-conflict city into a genuinely cosmopolitan capital with excellent restaurants, hotels, and cultural attractions. The riverside Sisowath Quay, lined with colonial-era buildings and modern cafes, is one of the most pleasant urban waterfront promenades in Southeast Asia.
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Medical facilities and services in Cambodia do not meet international standards. Both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have a limited number of internationally-run clinics and hospitals that can provide basic medical care and stabilization. Medical care outside these two cities is almost non-existent.