Prey Veng (city)
City in Prey Veng, Cambodia
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Prey Veng (Khmer: ព្រៃវែង [prɨj.ʋɛːŋ]) is the capital of Prey Veng Province, located in southeastern Cambodia.
Geography
The town is located on National Road 11 between Nak Loeung and Kampong Cham. It is located about 2½ hours by road from Phnom Penh.
This quaint town is off the usual tourist trail and is uncrowded. It houses several old dilapidated colonial French Indochina era homes.
There is a large seasonal lake west of the city, which is usually dry from March to August.
Climate
| Climate data for Prey Veng (1982–2024) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.0 (91.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.6 (72.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.8 (1.06) |
8.5 (0.33) |
59.3 (2.33) |
73.4 (2.89) |
117.3 (4.62) |
164.8 (6.49) |
153.6 (6.05) |
149.1 (5.87) |
208.2 (8.20) |
272.5 (10.73) |
126.3 (4.97) |
38.9 (1.53) |
1,398.7 (55.07) |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[2] | |||||||||||||
