Singapore has
an equatorial climate and is warm and humid all year round. It is
important to note that the humidity of the Sungei Buloh Park does not
approach that of inland forests, since it is more exposed to wind.
Rainfall does occur throughout the year though. Singapore experiences
two distinct monsoon
seasons. From December to
March
is the
wetter Northeast Monsoon season, and the
drier Southwest Monsoon season is from June to September. The Southwest
Monsoon season is the driest part of the year. In the months between
the monsoon seasons, winds are light and variable. Afternoon and
early
evening thunder showers are common in this inter-monsoon period.
Singapore does not experience monsoons that are as extreme as in many
local areas; even during the Northeast Monsoon season it will be sunny
much of the time. Regional ocean currents follow the wind patterns of
the monsoons.
| Singapore |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Rainfall (mm) |
238 |
165 |
174 |
166 |
171 |
163 |
150 |
171 |
163 |
191 |
250 |
269 |
|
Rainfall (inches) |
9.4 |
6.5 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
10.6 |
|
Min Temp (°C) |
23 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
|
Max Temp (°C) |
30 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
|
Min Temp (°F) |
72.9 |
73.6 |
73.9 |
74.8 |
75 |
75 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
74 |
73 |
|
Max Temp (°F) |
85 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
88 |
88 |
87 |
87 |
87 |
88 |
87 |
85 |
This chart (from worldtravels.com) showes the monthly temperature and rain averages. The temperature measurements are for the day and are a little lower at night. The rainfall averages are high year-round, but there is extremely high rainfall during the monsoon season around december.
(picture from google images)
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