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🇰🇭 Phnom Penh’s climate twin is 🇮🇳 Visakhapatnam, India

close match

Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Visakhapatnam, India are a close climate match — 2,432 km (1,511 mi) apart. Phnom Penh is Köppen zone Aw; Visakhapatnam is Aw.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Phnom Penh, the atlas lands on Visakhapatnam in the same tropical savanna (Aw) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Phnom Penh, the atlas looks only about 2,432 km (1,511 mi) away to Visakhapatnam — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Phnom Penh, Visakhapatnam is a close outward match: weather there should feel familiar if you know this city. January means differ by 3°C (Visakhapatnam cooler); July by 0°C (Visakhapatnam warmer). Rainfall shifts more: Visakhapatnam is 35 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: Visakhapatnam at 9.4 h/day on average versus 9.4 h/day in Phnom Penh (January 10.7 h / 10.4 h, July 8.2 h / 8.4 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 42 µg/m³ in Visakhapatnam vs 16 in Phnom Penh (higher by 26 µg/m³). Dew points differ modestly (January 18°C vs 20°C; July 24°C vs 24°C).

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

Phnom PenhVisakhapatnam
January
Temp
32° / 22°
29° / 19°
Rain
10 mm
10 mm
Dew
20°
18°
PM2.5
22.1 µg/m³
65 µg/m³
Sun
10.4 h
10.7 h
July
Temp
32° / 25°
32° / 26°
Rain
170 mm
135 mm
Dew
24°
24°
PM2.5
10.3 µg/m³
18.9 µg/m³
Sun
8.4 h
8.2 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Phnom Penh?

On Similar Climates, Visakhapatnam, India is the closest distant match for Phnom Penh, Cambodia — scored close, about 2,432 km (1,511 mi) away.

How far is Phnom Penh from its climate twin?

Phnom Penh and Visakhapatnam are separated by roughly 2,432 km (1,511 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Phnom Penh and Visakhapatnam have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Phnom Penh and Visakhapatnam share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical savanna (Aw).

What is the climate like in Phnom Penh?

Phnom Penh has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 32°C and a low of 22°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 25°C and 170 mm.

How sunny is Phnom Penh?

Phnom Penh averages about 10.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.4 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Phnom Penh?

January PM2.5 averages about 22.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 75); July averages 10.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 47).

Other close climate matches for Phnom Penh: Acapulco de Juarez (close), Porto-Novo (fair), Managua (fair).

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