Kuala Lumpur vs Siem Reap: which is better, month by month

Siem Reap beats Kuala Lumpur in 8 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (78 vs 50) — while Kuala Lumpur wins July and September; they are within 3 points in August and October.

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.

Kuala Lumpur vs Siem Reap — all 12 months

MonthKuala LumpurSiem ReapWinnerGap
January57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality80Asweltering, drySiem Reap23
February62Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality77Bsweltering, drySiem Reap15
March51Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality65Csweltering, a little rainSiem Reap14
April45Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality58Dsweltering, a little rainSiem Reap13
May46Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality53Dsweltering, rainy, muggy airSiem Reap7
June56Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality62Csweltering, rainy, clean airSiem Reap6
July60Csweltering, soaked, poor air quality56Dsweltering, soaked, clean airKuala Lumpur4
August57Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality60Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
September54Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality49Fsweltering, soaked, clean airKuala Lumpur5
October49Fsweltering, soaked, poor air quality51Dsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
November44Fsweltering, soaked, muggy air68Csweltering, rainy, clean airSiem Reap24
December50Dsweltering, soaked, muggy air78Bsweltering, dry, clean airSiem Reap28

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (50 vs 78). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Kuala Lumpur

🇲🇾 Malaysia · tropical climate

Best month
February 62/100
Months won
2 of 12

Siem Reap

🇰🇭 Cambodia · tropical climate

Best month
January 80/100
Months won
8 of 12

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