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Singapore
Singapore in October
⛈️ Inter-monsoonHot, humid and often rainy. Watch for flood risk.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics · waterproof sandals
Why October scores 7.3What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.4
- ✓Hot (32°C highs / 25°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 24.2°C)
- !Wet: ~168 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality7.4
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~22 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards8.5
- !Flood: occasional flood risk (reviewed city profile)
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Oct | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.3 Good | 8.0 Very good |
| Season | ⛈️ Inter-monsoon | 🌦️ Southwest monsoon |
| High / low | 32° / 25° | 31° / 25° |
| Rain | 168 mm | 147 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 25° |
| PM2.5 | 22 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Singapore weather-station normals. Rainfall: Singapore weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsOctober 2027
No long holidaysNo long public-holiday weekends this month. School holidays aren't counted, so check those if you want to avoid family crowds.
Other public holidays: Diwali (28 Oct)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SingaporeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
A compact island city-state where hawker food, gardens and four cultures (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian) sit side by side.
DeepavaliConfirmed8 November 2026 (public holiday; in-lieu 9 Nov). Little India light-up runs for weeks before.
The Hindu festival of lights: street light-up, bazaars and temple celebrations.
Why go: Evenings in Little India are festive and photogenic; very busy on the weekend before.
Where: Little India (Serangoon Road) · Ministry of Manpower public holidays 2026
Singapore Grand PrixConfirmed9–11 October 2026 (next edition: check F1 calendar)
Formula 1's original night race, plus concerts.
Why go: Hotel prices spike and roads around the Padang close that week.
Where: Marina Bay Street Circuit · LTA OneMotoring
Coming up later
Christmas on Orchard RoadDate variesUsually mid-November to early January
Light-up along the shopping belt with markets and mall displays.
Why go: Fun evening walk; coincides with the wetter northeast-monsoon season.
Where: Orchard Road
Chinese New YearDate varies6–7 February 2027 (lunar; date moves yearly)
The biggest festival of the year; River Hongbao and Chingay Parade run around it.
Why go: Great atmosphere, but many hawker stalls close for several days.
Where: Chinatown (street light-up and festive bazaar for weeks before)
National DayEvery year9 August every year
Parade with air-force flypasts and fireworks over Marina Bay.
Why go: Parade tickets are balloted to residents, but rehearsal fireworks on July weekends are visible from the bay.
Where: Padang / Marina Bay
Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove plus the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories.
💡 The free Garden Rhapsody light show runs at 7:45 and 8:45 pm.
Singapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens with the National Orchid Garden.
💡 Free entry (orchid garden is paid); go early morning when it's cooler.
Chinatown
Shophouses, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Sri Mariamman Temple.
💡 Maxwell Food Centre is a five-minute walk.
Little India
Spice shops, Tekka Centre and colourful Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple.
💡 Most vivid during the Deepavali light-up.
Kampong Glam
Sultan Mosque, Arab Street textiles and Haji Lane cafés.
💡 Visit the mosque outside prayer times; robes are provided.
Marina Bay waterfront
Walk from Merlion Park to the Helix Bridge and Marina Bay Sands.
💡 Spectra light-and-water show runs nightly at the Event Plaza.
Jewel Changi
The Rain Vortex indoor waterfall at the airport.
💡 Leave 2 hours before a flight and you can see it on the way out.
Pulau Ubin
Rustic island with kampong houses and the Chek Jawa wetlands.
💡 Bumboat from Changi Point; rent a bike on arrival.
Hainanese chicken rice
Poached chicken, fragrant rice, chilli and ginger.
💡 Maxwell Food Centre
Laksa
Spicy coconut-curry noodle soup with prawns and cockles.
💡 Katong (East Coast)
Chilli crab
Mud crab in sweet-spicy tomato and chilli gravy, with fried mantou buns.
💡 East Coast Seafood Centre
Char kway teow
Wok-fried flat noodles with cockles and Chinese sausage.
💡 Hawker centres island-wide
Kaya toast & kopi
Coconut-jam toast with soft-boiled eggs and local coffee.
💡 Traditional kopitiams
Satay
Charcoal-grilled skewers with peanut sauce.
💡 Lau Pa Sat 'Satay Street' (evenings)
Bak kwa
Sweet barbecued pork jerky, a Chinese New Year favourite.
💡 Chinatown shops
Kaya jam
Coconut and pandan jam.
💡 Supermarkets, kopitiam chains
Bengawan Solo kueh & cookies
Local cake shop known for pandan cake and festive cookies.
💡 Changi Airport and malls
TWG Tea
Singapore luxury tea brand.
💡 Marina Bay Sands, ION Orchard, Changi
Peranakan crafts
Beaded slippers and colourful kamcheng porcelain.
💡 Katong, Peranakan Museum shop