When to go · Singapore
Singapore in December
Good month. Wettest month, Christmas lights on Orchard Road, school holidays and year-end hotel rates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Crowds
- High
- Singapore
- Prices
- High
- Singapore
Verdict
Wettest month, Christmas lights on Orchard Road, school holidays and year-end hotel rates.
Is another month better than December?
December is rated good. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- Singapore Island · The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubinrainy
Equatorial: 25–33 °C (77–91 °F) every month. Northeast monsoon Dec–Mar, wettest Nov–Jan with long rainy spells; February is the driest month. Southwest monsoon Jun–Sep is drier, with dawn squalls and haze risk Aug–Oct when fires burn in Sumatra and Borneo. April–May and Oct–Nov bring afternoon thunderstorms.Equatorial: 77–91 °F (25–33 °C) every month. Northeast monsoon Dec–Mar, wettest Nov–Jan with long rainy spells; February is the driest month. Southwest monsoon Jun–Sep is drier, with dawn squalls and haze risk Aug–Oct when fires burn in Sumatra and Borneo. April–May and Oct–Nov bring afternoon thunderstorms.
- Riau Islands and Johor (day trips) · Batam, Bintan, Johor Bahrurainy
Same weather as Singapore; northeast-monsoon seas Dec–Feb make the Bintan ferry rough and the beaches on Bintan's north coast unswimmable some days.
- Singapore city30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 19 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 19 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas Day
25 Dec
Orchard Road lights from mid-November; malls packed, hotels full over the school holidays.
Christmas on Orchard Road
Mid-November to early January · Singapore city
Light-up and mall displays; crowded evenings and weekends.
Year-end holidays and countdown
Mid-December to 31 December · Singapore city
Countdown fireworks over the bay; MRT runs later on New Year's Eve (check).
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Singapore
- High
- Prices · Singapore
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Singapore, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Good
Feb: Great (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Feb: High
Prices
Dec: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 3
Feb: 3
December: Wettest month, Christmas lights on Orchard Road, school holidays and year-end hotel rates.
February: Driest month; Chinese New Year (6–7 Feb 2027) closes stalls for a few days and fills flights.
Singapore: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast