Kampot weather in October
October in Kampot: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#10 of 12 months in Kampot · #1265 of 1413 destinations to visit in October · comfort 53/100 (tier D)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 25°C
- Wet days
- 27
- Sun
- 8.2 h
- Humidity
- 87%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Kampot in October
Other months in Kampot
Kampot's forum, including a poster with multiple years of July/August visits, describes a consistent pattern: rain on roughly three of every four days, but concentrated as an intense downpour for an hour or two in the late afternoon or overnight, leaving mornings and early afternoons generally clear for getting out and about. One visitor did hit a genuinely wetter-than-usual stretch in late July, but the forum consensus was that these short, sharp squalls are normal for the season and not a reason to skip Kampot or nearby Kep.
Forum posters name December-January as the best weather stretch of the year here - dry, cool mornings, blue skies and a light breeze, with humidity noticeably lower than the rest of the year. The clear trade-off: this is also peak tourist season, so posters note higher prices and more crowds than the shoulder months. For Kampot specifically, posters describe November-December as particularly gorgeous - dry and comfortably low-humidity, though occasionally dusty given the dry conditions. Posters do flag that 'cool' is relative here - what feels cool to a Cambodian local wearing a light jacket may still feel warm to a visitor from a genuinely cold climate, so temperature expectations should be calibrated accordingly.
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Kampot climate normals — October
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Kampot in October
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Quietschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Kampot's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Toughest weatherKampot's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Kampot in October
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
Bokor in cloud
15 May – 31 Oct · usuallyFog seasonThe plateau above town sits in the cloud base for most of the wet months, so the drive up buys you a white wall where the view is meant to be. Go early or not at all.
- Festival
Pchum Ben
10 Sep – 10 Oct · usuallyReligious feastClosuresFifteen days of pre-dawn offerings at the pagodas ending in a three-day national holiday, when the town's staff go home and a lot of kitchens close. Source ↗
- Season
Wet season
MonsoonRisk27 rainy days and about 254 mm in the month — the real kind of rainy season, not afternoon showers.
from the climate normals
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of Kampot — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is Kampot?
Kampot in October — FAQ
- Is October a good time to visit Kampot?
- October in Kampot: sweltering, soaked, with clean air — a gamble, with 27 rainy days. It ranks #10 of 12 months for Kampot on SeasonMap's comfort score (53/100).
- What is the weather like in Kampot in October?
- In October, Kampot averages a daily high of 29.1°C and a low of 24.9°C, with about 253.5 mm of rain over roughly 27 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Kampot in October?
- Kampot has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 30 in October.
Within 300 km: Phnom Penh's Pchum Ben around 10 Sep – 10 Oct, and Phu Quoc's Phu Quoc visa exemption on 1 Jan – 31 Dec.