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

close match

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

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What to expect

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

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

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

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

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

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Visakhapatnam?

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

How far is Visakhapatnam from its climate twin?

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

Do Visakhapatnam and Phnom Penh 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 Visakhapatnam and Phnom Penh share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are tropical savanna (Aw).

What is the climate like in Visakhapatnam?

Visakhapatnam has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). January averages a high of 29°C and a low of 19°C with 10 mm of rain; July averages 32°C / 26°C and 135 mm.

How sunny is Visakhapatnam?

Visakhapatnam averages about 10.7 hours of sunshine a day in January and 8.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Visakhapatnam?

January PM2.5 averages about 65 µg/m³ (US AQI 149); July averages 18.9 µg/m³ (US AQI 69).

Other close climate matches for Visakhapatnam: Bangkok (close), Acapulco de Juarez (fair), Porto-Novo (fair).

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