Is Ta Khmau safe? Cambodia travel risk
Is Ta Khmau safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ta Khmau scores 43/100 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.
Ta Khmau scores 43/100 (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 Ta Khmau: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (46/100) and crime and scams (50/100).
A score of 43 is higher than the scores of 56% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cambodia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Situated in Kandal at 11.4833° N, 104.9500° E (elevation 8 m), Ta Khmau lies 10.1 km NNW of Phnom Penh. Time zone: Asia/Phnom_Penh.
Kandal
11.4833° N, 104.9500° E
8 m
Asia/Phnom_Penh
52,066
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding 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 (10.1 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ta Khmau happened in January, August and October (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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