1Cambodia can be visited at any time of year. The ideal time to Visit is December and January, when humidity levels are relatively low, there is little rainfall and a cooling breeze whips across the land.

From early February temperatures start to rise until the killer month, April, when temperatures often exceed 40°C. Some time in May or June, the southwestern monsoon brings rain and high humidity, cooking up a sweat for all but the hardiest of visitors. The wet season, which lasts until October, isn't such a bad time to visit, as the rain tends to come in short, sharp downpours. Angkor is surrounded by lush foliage and the moats are full of water at this time of year. If you are planning to visit isolated areas, however, the wet season makes for tough travel.

Some visitors like to coordinate their trip with one of the annual festi­vals, such as Bon Om Tuk, the water festival in Phnom Penh, or Khmer New Year. Means a lot at the end of a long, wet day.