The contrasts between the landscape in the dry and rainy seasons are stark and extreme.
The Seasons of Siem Pang
The Wet Season
Almost the entire annual rainfall occurs during the wet season, which runs from April to October. There are no more forest fires and water is abundantly available.
Carpets of colourful wild flower cover the forest, and the forest becomes green. The Trapeangs quickly refill with water. This is the season of plenty for both wildlife and human alike.
Rivers fill and become raging torrents sometimes breaking their banks.
The Dry Season
The dry season is the season of fire and drought throughout Siem Pang.
From November to April there are almost no rain in the dry forest. Almost the entire forest burns and water is scarce only found at rivers or Trapeangs.
By March most of the trapeangs will have dried up, the dry season is a harsh time in the forest and many animals and plants are pushed to their limits.
