✓ Best most reliable weather · ~ Okay visitable, with trade-offs · ✕ Avoid monsoon, storms, heat or disruption (often cheaper). The split between best and okay is editorial guidance based on the met-service and tourism-board sources below.
Region by region
SingaporeBest: Feb-Mar, Jun-Sep (lowest monthly rain at Changi). Okay: Jan, Apr-May, Oct-Dec. Avoid: None (year-round city); Nov-Jan is wettest.MSS: no distinct dry season; wettest Nov-Jan (NE monsoon wet phase, 252-332 mm), driest Feb (105 mm); Apr-May afternoons often >32 C; Jun-Sep can bring slight-to-moderate haze.
Rated on MSS 1991-2020 station normals, not ERA5.
Peak periods
Diwali 8 NovDiwali (8 Nov 2026)Short-haul international fares spike; Dubai and Singapore routes 'commanding premium fares' and outbound sales to Dubai, Bali, Bangkok, Singapore, Vietnam up 30-40% vs Diwali 2024 (Moneycontrol, Oct 2025, quoting OTAs)
School holsIndian school holidays (mid-May to June)Family travel peak from India. Clashes with SW monsoon in Sri Lanka west coast, Maldives, Andaman coast of Thailand, Nepal, Bhutan; and with heat in UAE. Good fit for Bali, east-coast Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam's central coast.
Xmas–NYChristmas–New Year(Editorial estimate) Global peak; overlaps Dubai Shopping Festival and Japan's New Year closures.
SingaporeChinese New Year 6-7 Feb 2027 (MOM); Hari Raya Puasa 10 Mar 2027; Deepavali 28 Oct 2027 (Little India).
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed CC BY 4.0. Climate averages are 2016–2025 ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF), processed by India Outbound Travel News. These are not official WMO normals; where a met service publishes station figures, the charts use them instead, as labelled.
The Singapore Tourism Board says the main Merlion statue at Merlion Park will be covered for cleaning and repair works from 24 to 26 November 2026 and cannot be photographed then. The nearby Merlion cub statue stays open for photos.
STB and GetYourGuide signed a two-year MoU in Berlin to develop, distribute and market Singapore tours and experiences worldwide. It is GetYourGuide's first destination marketing partnership outside Germany.
STB signed separate three-year MOUs with Booking.com (21 Oct) and Visa (23 Oct) covering joint marketing and data sharing. Visa's Visa Destinations programme starts in Singapore in November 2026.
Singapore Tourism Board and HYBE will run BTS THE CITY ARIRANG across Singapore from 1 to 31 December 2026, building up to BTS's four sold-out National Stadium concerts on 17, 19, 20 and 22 December.
Air India and Standard Chartered announced a partnership on 21 October. Eligible affluent Indian clients of the bank in Singapore and the UAE will get Maharaja Club Gold or Silver status, with Gold carrying Star Alliance Gold. The offer is due in the coming weeks.
IndiGo revised fuel charges for bookings from 6 October; Air India and Air India Express followed from 9 October. IndiGo now adds ₹5,500 one way on Southeast Asia and Gulf routes; Air India lists USD 55 for West Asia.
From 15 October, eligible India–Singapore flights run by Air India or Singapore Airlines can be booked standalone through either carrier's website, app or agents, covering 126 weekly flights from eight Indian cities.
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