Seasonal guide · PNH → MRS

Best Time to Fly: Phnom PenhMarseille

CapitalParis
Population68,688,000
CurrencyEUR € Euro
LanguageFrench
Time ZoneUTC+02:00 CEST
AirportMRS
Distance9,888 km
Flight Time12h 07m
Visitors/yr~12,940,154

The honest answer to when you should fly Phnom Penh to Marseille is mostly about weather and demand at the far end. On three years of daily observations at the arrival airport, May-Jun, Sep-Oct gives the most comfortable combination of temperature and rainfall in Marseille.

Weather in Marseille, month by month

Averages below come from three full years of daily readings at Marseille’s main airport, not from a seasonal generalisation. The warmest month is July (average high 31°C), the coolest is January (average low 4°C), and the wettest is March (113 mm).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainfallWet daysPhnom Penh high
January12°C4°C66 mm932°C
February14°C6°C82 mm1034°C
March16°C8°C113 mm1035°C
April20°C10°C50 mm636°C
May good23°C14°C62 mm734°C
June good29°C19°C26 mm333°C
July31°C21°C20 mm332°C
August31°C21°C41 mm433°C
September good25°C16°C83 mm531°C
October good22°C14°C64 mm831°C
November15°C8°C56 mm831°C
December13°C5°C57 mm732°C

Climate data: Open-Meteo reanalysis archive.

Packing for the gap: in September, Marseille averages 25°C against 31°C in Phnom Penh — about 6°C cooler, so pack a layer more than you would at home.

Time difference and jet lag

Marseille runs 5 hours behind Phnom Penh. Travelling west is generally the easier direction, and you gain usable hours on the day you fly out.

When fares move on this route

We publish observed fares for this route when we have them, and say nothing when we do not — there is no estimate on this page. What holds regardless of the route:

  • The travel date matters more than the booking date. Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday, because that is when demand actually sits.
  • Comfortable weather and low fares rarely coincide. May-Jun, Sep-Oct is the pleasant window in Marseille, which is also when more people want to go. The shoulder weeks either side of it are usually the better value.
  • School holidays and local events override everything. A festival or a public holiday at either end will outweigh any general booking rule.
  • Set an alert rather than watching manually. Fares move at hours you are not looking, and the useful booking window is weeks wide, not days.

Which day to fly

Midweek departures are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday on most routes, because that is where demand sits rather than because of any pricing trick. Where we have observed fares for Phnom Penh–Marseille, the weekday breakdown appears further down this page; where we do not, we leave it out rather than estimate it.

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Nightly rates in Marseille for a sample two-night stay for two adults from 29 Sep 2026, cheapest first. Rates move with your dates — check availability for a live quote.

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