Sihanoukville
City in Cambodia: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Panoramic View of Sihanoukville August 2022: Kiensvay, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sihanoukville is a city in Cambodia, in Preah Sihanouk. About 73,036 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Cambodia in our atlas.
It lies at 10.61° N, 103.53° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Phnom_Penh time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Sihanoukville. Green dots: other major cities of Cambodia. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sihanoukville has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 24°C (76°F). Around 2,554 mm (101 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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.
What to eat in CambodiaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Takeo · 143 km
- Dangkao · 179 km
- Phnom Penh · 185 km
- Kampong Chhnang · 220 km
- Battambang · 279 km
- Siem Reap · 308 km
- Preaek Prasab · 335 km
- Paoy Paet · 354 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1831142 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q18207676 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Panoramic View of Sihanoukville August 2022: Kiensvay, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)