Jakarta vs Phnom Penh: which is better, month by month

Jakarta beats Phnom Penh in 6 of 12 months — its lead peaks in September (68 vs 47) — while Phnom Penh wins November to March; they are within 3 points in April.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Jakarta vs Phnom Penh — all 12 months

MonthJakartaPhnom PenhWinnerGap
January51Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air77Bsweltering, dryPhnom Penh26
February48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality74Bsweltering, dryPhnom Penh26
March53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality63Csweltering, dryPhnom Penh10
April55Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality54Dsweltering, a little rainTie1
May62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality48Fsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta14
June65Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality53Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta12
July69Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality56Dsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta13
August70Bsweltering, a little rain, poor air quality57Dsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta13
September68Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality47Fsweltering, soaked, clean airJakarta21
October61Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality50Dsweltering, soaked, muggy airJakarta11
November56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality64Csweltering, rainy, clean airPhnom Penh8
December54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality75Bsweltering, a little rain, clean airPhnom Penh21

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (51 vs 77). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Jakarta

🇮🇩 Indonesia · tropical climate

Best month
August 70/100
Months won
6 of 12

Phnom Penh

🇰🇭 Cambodia · tropical climate

Best month
January 77/100
Months won
5 of 12

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