Phnom Penh, Cambodia: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia. About 1.6 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Cambodia in our atlas.

It lies at 11.56° N, 104.92° E, about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Phnom_Penh time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Phnom Penh. Green dots: other major cities of Cambodia. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Phnom Penh has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 37°C (99°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 22°C (71°F). Around 1,242 mm (49 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

National Museum of CambodiaArt museum, archaeology,and history in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Olympic StadiumMulti-purpose stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Monivong BridgeBridge in Cambodia

RCAF Old StadiumEstadio de fútbol ubicado en Camboya

Vattanac Capital39-storey building in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

RSN StadiumFootball stadium in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Preah Suramarit National TheatreFormer national theatre of Cambodia

Chaktomouk HallBuilding in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in CambodiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1821306 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q27213760 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Phnom Penh aerial: KY Geologist, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
2016 Phnom Penh, Muzeum Narodowe Kambodży (10): Marcin Konsek, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
A football match at the Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh (Chetra Chap, 2015). (19104466005): Khmer Scholar, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Monivong2016-5: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
RSN Stadium Pitch: កូនប្រចៀវ, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)