What are the temperature differences between Phnom Penh and Kigali?

Phnom Penh experiences significantly higher temperatures than Kigali throughout the year, with maximum temperatures often exceeding 30°C and peaking at 40.4°C in April In contrast, Kigali's temperatures are more moderate, with maximums around 30.8°C, showcasing a cooler climate with consistently lower minimums This stark difference highlights Phnom Penh's tropical heat compared to Kigali's temperate conditions.

Phnom Penh and Kigali - weather forecast and comparison

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures

Phnom Penh experiences significantly higher temperatures than Kigali throughout the year, with maximum temperatures often exceeding 30°C and peaking at 40.4°C in April
In contrast, Kigali's temperatures are more moderate, with maximums around 30.8°C, showcasing a cooler climate with consistently lower minimums
This stark difference highlights Phnom Penh's tropical heat compared to Kigali's temperate conditions.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	32.3°C	26.2°C
Feb	34.3°C	27.2°C
Mar	36.2°C	25.9°C
Apr	35.8°C	24.2°C
May	34.7°C	24.2°C
Jun	33.2°C	25.7°C
Jul	32.0°C	27.7°C
Aug	32.7°C	28.5°C
Sep	31.8°C	28.2°C
Oct	31.1°C	27.0°C
Nov	30.7°C	24.9°C
Dec	30.8°C	25.2°C
Average	26.2°C	33.0°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	22.5°C	15.7°C
Feb	23.4°C	15.9°C
Mar	25.2°C	15.6°C
Apr	26.7°C	15.4°C
May	27.0°C	15.2°C
Jun	26.0°C	15.4°C
Jul	25.5°C	16.2°C
Aug	25.7°C	17.0°C
Sep	25.5°C	16.9°C
Oct	24.8°C	16.1°C
Nov	23.8°C	15.2°C
Dec	22.6°C	15.3°C
Average	15.8°C	24.9°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions

Sunny Weather

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	6.8 hours/day	4.5 hours/day
Feb	7.2 hours/day	3.7 hours/day
Mar	6.3 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Apr	4.1 hours/day	0.9 hours/day
May	2.0 hours/day	1.5 hours/day
Jun	1.9 hours/day	5.0 hours/day
Jul	1.2 hours/day	9.8 hours/day
Aug	2.0 hours/day	8.6 hours/day
Sep	0.8 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Oct	1.6 hours/day	4.0 hours/day
Nov	3.0 hours/day	1.9 hours/day
Dec	5.0 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
Average	4.3 hours/day	3.5 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	0.7mm	2.9mm
Feb	0.6mm	3.7mm
Mar	1.3mm	7.1mm
Apr	3.0mm	8.1mm
May	6.2mm	3.8mm
Jun	5.4mm	0.4mm
Jul	5.5mm	0.1mm
Aug	5.8mm	1.2mm
Sep	8.9mm	2.4mm
Oct	9.9mm	5.1mm
Nov	4.5mm	6.5mm
Dec	1.2mm	4.8mm
Average	3.8mm	4.4mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	16.5km/h	7.1km/h
Feb	16.6km/h	6.9km/h
Mar	17.9km/h	6.6km/h
Apr	15.8km/h	6.3km/h
May	14.4km/h	7.1km/h
Jun	16.4km/h	9.0km/h
Jul	18.4km/h	9.6km/h
Aug	18.4km/h	9.4km/h
Sep	15.4km/h	9.1km/h
Oct	13.2km/h	8.2km/h
Nov	16.3km/h	7.1km/h
Dec	19.5km/h	7.5km/h
Average	7.8km/h	16.6km/h

Humidity

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	59.0%	73.6%
Feb	56.6%	73.1%
Mar	55.1%	80.1%
Apr	58.6%	87.2%
May	65.6%	86.3%
Jun	70.4%	70.5%
Jul	74.1%	50.2%
Aug	71.4%	48.0%
Sep	74.5%	58.6%
Oct	77.1%	71.3%
Nov	75.7%	83.9%
Dec	67.2%	82.3%
Average	72.1%	67.1%

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Astronomy

Sunrise Time

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	6:23	6:02
Feb	6:21	6:08
Mar	6:07	6:05
Apr	5:49	5:58
May	5:38	5:56
Jun	5:38	6:00
Jul	5:44	6:05
Aug	5:50	6:02
Sep	5:50	5:52
Oct	5:50	5:41
Nov	5:58	5:39
Dec	6:12	5:49
Average	5:54	5:54

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	17:56	18:16
Feb	18:07	18:19
Mar	18:11	18:11
Apr	18:12	18:02
May	18:17	17:58
Jun	18:25	18:01
Jul	18:28	18:06
Aug	18:19	18:05
Sep	18:01	17:58
Oct	17:43	17:50
Nov	17:34	17:51
Dec	17:40	18:02
Average	18:06	18:06

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Phnom Penh	Kigali
Jan	10:56 hours	11:16 hours
Feb	11:07 hours	11:19 hours
Mar	11:11 hours	11:11 hours
Apr	11:12 hours	11:02 hours
May	11:17 hours	10:58 hours
Jun	11:25 hours	11:01 hours
Jul	11:28 hours	11:06 hours
Aug	11:19 hours	11:05 hours
Sep	11:01 hours	10:58 hours
Oct	10:43 hours	10:50 hours
Nov	10:34 hours	10:51 hours
Dec	10:40 hours	11:02 hours
Average	11:06 hours	11:06 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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