Singapore Holidays 2023 / 2024 | Thomas Cook

You’ll find the weather in Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is the main passenger hub, and is commonly known as Changi Airport. Consecutively voted the world’s leading airport with a garden and waterfall among its features, it has become an attraction in itself. From here, you can easily reach all of the city’s main points. to be hot and humid whenever you travel. As the island lies just one degree north of the equator you can expect tropical conditions, with no clear-cut seasons to speak of. You’ll soon find that rain showers happen almost on a daily basis, usually in the afternoons and early evenings, so you should definitely think about packing a light coat, an umbrella or both.

Due to its location in the Indian Ocean, just off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, and sheltered by its outlying islands across the Singapore Strait, the weather in Singapore is largely hot, humid and fairly predictable. In terms of heat, averages vary between 25°C and 31°C, with humidity ranging from 70–80%. April is the warmest month, January the coolest and November the wettest. Temperatures and air pressure are stable, humidity is high and  rainfall frequent.

High humidity is something you have to embrace in equatorial regions like Singapore, although it does vary throughout the day, so you won’t be left in high humidity limbo for long. Mornings are highest, typically around 90%, dropping to about 60% by mid-afternoon, so long as it’s not raining. But it’s not so unusual in these parts to encounter 100% humidity on rainy days, so be prepared to slow things down when you need to. If all else fails, head to a shopping mall or a public building such as a museum, library or art gallery and take advantage of the free air conditioning.

As far as packing for the climate goes, light cotton clothing is favoured by the locals and is a good way to handle the city’s sticky conditions. When out and about, make use of the many sheltered walkways and pavements, designed to give pedestrians shade from the sun and shelter from the rain.