Average annual surface temperature in Cambodia
Cambodia: Average annual surface temperature was 27.26 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.26 °C
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
28.31 °C
in 2024
All-time low
25.15 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Cambodia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 27.26 °C for average annual surface temperature in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Cambodia peaked at 28.31 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.15 °C, in 1943.
Cambodia ranks 21st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25.36 °C | — |
| 1941 | 25.8 °C | +1.7% |
| 1942 | 25.59 °C | -0.8% |
| 1943 | 25.15 °C | -1.7% |
| 1944 | 26.03 °C | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 25.55 °C | -1.9% |
| 1946 | 25.92 °C | +1.5% |
| 1947 | 26.38 °C | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 25.98 °C | -1.5% |
| 1949 | 26.11 °C | +0.5% |
| 1950 | 26.19 °C | +0.3% |
| 1951 | 26.39 °C | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 26.21 °C | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 26.1 °C | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 26.26 °C | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 26.09 °C | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 25.78 °C | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 26.41 °C | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 26.64 °C | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 26.67 °C | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 26.63 °C | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 26.45 °C | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 26.09 °C | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 26.06 °C | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 26.48 °C | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 26.33 °C | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 26.44 °C | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 26 °C | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 26.5 °C | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 26.79 °C | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 26.68 °C | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 25.85 °C | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 26.45 °C | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 26.74 °C | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 26.25 °C | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 26.18 °C | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 26.17 °C | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 26.82 °C | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 26.79 °C | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 27.16 °C | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 27.11 °C | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 26.85 °C | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 26.64 °C | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 27.09 °C | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 26.72 °C | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 26.73 °C | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 26.67 °C | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 27.31 °C | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 27.08 °C | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.9 °C | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 27.26 °C | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27.25 °C | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 27.02 °C | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 26.65 °C | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 26.94 °C | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.15 °C | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 26.86 °C | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 27.19 °C | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 28.01 °C | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 26.54 °C | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 26.99 °C | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 27.41 °C | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 27.79 °C | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 27.58 °C | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27.48 °C | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.44 °C | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.5 °C | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.21 °C | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.95 °C | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.04 °C | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 27.98 °C | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 27.2 °C | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.88 °C | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 27.57 °C | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 27.55 °C | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.09 °C | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.12 °C | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.58 °C | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.75 °C | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.1 °C | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.73 °C | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 27.31 °C | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.32 °C | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.74 °C | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 28.31 °C | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 27.26 °C | -3.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 27.26 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.33 °C, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 27.26 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.82 °C, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.79 °C | 25.15 °C | 26.38 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 26.28 °C | 25.78 °C | 26.67 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.38 °C | 26 °C | 26.79 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.51 °C | 25.85 °C | 27.16 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.91 °C | 26.64 °C | 27.31 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.09 °C | 26.54 °C | 28.01 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.34 °C | 26.95 °C | 27.79 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.78 °C | 27.2 °C | 28.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.61 °C | 27.26 °C | 28.31 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 18 Cayman Islands 27.55 °C compare
- 19 Togo 27.49 °C compare
- 20 Eritrea 27.44 °C compare
- 22 Somalia 27.11 °C compare
- 23 El Salvador 27.06 °C compare
- 24 American Samoa 26.94 °C compare
More reference data data for Cambodia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Cambodia?
- Average annual surface temperature in Cambodia was 27.26 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.31 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.15 °C in 1943.
- How does Cambodia rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Cambodia ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.