When to go · Singapore
Singapore in February
Great month. Driest month; Chinese New Year (6–7 Feb 2027) closes stalls for a few days and fills flights.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Crowds
- High
- Singapore
- Prices
- High
- Singapore
Verdict
Driest month; Chinese New Year (6–7 Feb 2027) closes stalls for a few days and fills flights.
Is another month better than February?
No other month rates higher than February for Singapore in this guide.
Weather in February
- Singapore Island · The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubinbest weather
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 Bahrufine
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 city31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 10 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 10 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.
Chinese New Year big impact
Chinese New Year — 6–7 Feb 2027 (lunar; Mon 8 Feb in lieu — check)
Hawker stalls and small shops close 2–4 days; Chinatown bazaar in the fortnight before; flights out are busy.
Thaipusam check
Full moon of the Tamil month Thai · Singapore city
Devotees carry kavadi through the night and morning; lanes close along the 4 km route.
Chingay Parade check
About two weeks after Chinese New Year · Singapore city
Night street parade with floats; ticketed seats.
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
Feb: Great
Mar: Great
Crowds
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 3
Mar: 4
February: Driest month; Chinese New Year (6–7 Feb 2027) closes stalls for a few days and fills flights.
March: Dry and hot; Hari Raya Puasa bazaars in 2027 — check dates.
Singapore: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.
Where to go in February
Rated best or good this month
Singapore Island
Best weather of the year (The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubin)
Driest month; Chinese New Year closures some years.