Singapore weather by month & the best time to visit
🇸🇬 Singapore · major coastal city · tropical rainforest climate
The best time to visit Singapore is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 71/100), with January and March close behind. Singapore averages about 1,839 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 102 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,839
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 71/100
- Rain / year
- 2,368 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 5.6M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Singapore?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Singapore is February, then January and March. The dullest month is January (62/100, 235 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Singapore?
Singapore gets a moderate 1,839 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 9 Sunshine Score points separate February from January. It is the sunnier of the two destinations tracked in Singapore. The year's 2,368 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 235 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 71 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 102 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| March | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 168 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| April | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 193 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 199 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 164 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 174 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 173 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 167 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 210 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 283 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 25° / 77°F | 300 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Singapore by month
The sea off Singapore is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Batam Indonesia · 29 km · best in Feb · 2,051 h sun/yr
- Johor Bahru Malaysia · 48 km · best in Feb · 1,839 h sun/yr
- Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island Indonesia · 76 km · best in Feb · 2,006 h sun/yr
- Kuala Lumpur Malaysia · 297 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Pekanbaru Indonesia · 300 km · best in Jan · 1,944 h sun/yr
- Jambi Indonesia · 335 km · best in Jun · 1,826 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Seletar Singapore · 16 km · 1,839 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tioman Malaysia · 164 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Malacca Malaysia · 219 km · 2,008 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Singapore compares month by month: Singapore vs Batam · Singapore vs Tanjung Pinang-Bintan Island · Singapore vs Johor Bahru · all comparisons
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