Doun Kaev sits in southwestern Cambodia’s lowland plains, in the transition zone between the Mekong basin and the coastal region, where the wet season from May through October brings the bulk of the year’s rainfall.
Takeo’s capital sits amid Cambodia’s southern rice-growing plains, an area sometimes called the ‘cradle of Khmer civilization’ for its ancient waterways. The region’s flat, low-lying rice-growing terrain depends on managed drainage during the wettest months, and radar helps track incoming monsoon rain bands during the peak of the wet season. Learn more: Flash Flood Warning Signs on Radar · Open the full Rain Map