Preah Vihear (town)

Krong Preah Vihear
ក្រុងព្រះវិហារ
Krong Preah Vihear
Location of Preah Vihear
Coordinates: 13°49′N 104°58′E / 13.817°N 104.967°E / 13.817; 104.967
Country Cambodia
ProvincePreah Vihear
MunicipalityPreah Vihear
Government
 • TypeCity municipality
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
24,360
Time zoneUTC+7 (Cambodia)
Area code855 (064)

Preah Vihear (Khmer: ក្រុងព្រះវិហារ) is the capital of Preah Vihear province in northern Cambodia. Phnom Tbeng Meanchey is the mountain rising to 600m 5 km south-west of Tbeng Meanchey town.

Climate

Climate data for Preah Vihear (1982–2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.9
(89.4)
32.0
(89.6)
33.6
(92.5)
34.4
(93.9)
34.7
(94.5)
33.9
(93.0)
33.7
(92.7)
32.9
(91.2)
32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.4)
31.4
(88.5)
32.9
(91.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.0
(64.4)
19.3
(66.7)
20.9
(69.6)
21.4
(70.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.4
(72.3)
22.0
(71.6)
22.1
(71.8)
22.3
(72.1)
21.5
(70.7)
20.3
(68.5)
18.5
(65.3)
20.9
(69.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18)
20.4
(0.80)
67.3
(2.65)
92.4
(3.64)
186.3
(7.33)
204.6
(8.06)
192.4
(7.57)
256.4
(10.09)
204.3
(8.04)
196.9
(7.75)
69.3
(2.73)
12.1
(0.48)
1,507
(59.32)
Source: World Meteorological Organization[2]

References

  1. ^ "General Population Census of the Kingdom of Cambodia 2019 – Final Results" (PDF). National Institute of Statistics. Ministry of Planning. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "World Weather Information Service". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 28 March 2026.

13°49′N 104°58′E / 13.817°N 104.967°E / 13.817; 104.967