Is Kampong Speu safe? Cambodia travel risk
Is Kampong Speu safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kampong Speu scores 47/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Cambodia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 19 Mar 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kampong Speu scores 47/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cambodia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kampong Speu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (46/100) and health and medical access (61/100).
A score of 47 is higher than the scores of 62% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cambodia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Coordinates 11.4520° N, 104.5190° E place Kampong Speu within Kampong Speu at an elevation of 35 meters. Heading to Phnom Penh: 45.7 km ENE.
Kampong Speu
11.4520° N, 104.5190° E
35 m
Asia/Phnom_Penh
33,231
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Cambodia
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (35 °C avg high); Wettest: September (264 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 31° | 33° | 35° | 34° | 33° | 33° | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 30° |
| Low °C | 22° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° |
| Rain mm | 14 | 15 | 44 | 102 | 142 | 148 | 170 | 175 | 264 | 200 | 99 | 50 |
Normals: Phnom Penh (45.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cambodia travel advice & laws.
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