Kep weather by month
The best time to visit Kep is January to March — 93/100 in January, 30°C and 6 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, November to April (87/100 on average).
The worst month is September at 57/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See September →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Cambodia →
Best season: November to April (87/100 on average) · worst September (57/100)
- Days
- 30°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 6
- Sun
- 10.1 h
- Humidity
- 73%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Kep, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Kep is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Kep through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Kep in January
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.
Busyschool holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Kep
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Food & drink
A guide to Kep's Crab Market recommends arriving in the morning when fishermen bring in the freshest catch and the selection is at its widest, describing the process as essentially sea to table in about 10 minutes once a basket comes out of the water. Their practical tip: bring cash in either Cambodian riel or US dollars, since card payment isn't reliably available at the market stalls, and be prepared to negotiate prices politely rather than accepting the first number a vendor quotes.
Traveller notes on Kep
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Cambodia forum threads are consistent that January sits squarely in the dry season here - lower temperatures, much lower humidity than the wetter months, and genuinely pleasant conditions extending from the November/December stretch through January. One visitor specifically mentioned swimming at Angkoul Beach in January with fine water quality despite the beach itself not being pristine. Kep's famous crab market was the other recurring highlight, with regulars recommending buying fresh crab straight from vendors who'll cook it to order with Kampot pepper. One seasonal note worth knowing: the region's solar salt fields, a nearby attraction, only work and look their best in dry season - during the wet months they're just flooded fields.
Forum posters describe February as a good time to visit Cambodia generally - somewhat cooler than the peak heat ahead but already warming up, and noticeably drier, with leaves dropping from trees and rice fields mostly harvested and dry. Posters do flag genuine dust as a byproduct of this dry stretch. Even within the broader November-February dry season, posters describe a common daily pattern of a sunny, pleasant morning giving way to more cloud by late afternoon, with a real chance of a passing shower or brief thunderstorm by evening - Cambodia's tropical climate means even the dry season isn't fully rain-free. Posters generally pair a Kep visit with nearby Kampot, treating the two coastal towns as a natural combination.
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