Singapore Landmarks

Singapore climate

The climate in Singapore is humid and tropical. There are basically two seasons in Singapore: a hot, sunny and less humid season and a hot, humid season. The temperatures hardly change due to the proximity to the equator during the year. In general, Singapore’s temperatures average between 26 °C in January and 28 °C from March to July. During the day, maximum temperatures of around 31 °C are reached, at night the values ​​drop to around 23/24 ° C.

November to January are the wettest months, during which time the northeast monsoon ensures extensive rainfall. Usually the rain falls in heavy but short thunderstorms in the late afternoon or early evening. But the rest of the months are not exactly dry either. About 2,400 mm of precipitation falls annually in Singapore.

From March to September there are hardly any refreshing winds.

The humidity in Singapore is high all year round and takes some getting used to. It is usually between 80 and 85% during the day and can reach up to 100% at night. The humidity only drops slightly between October and February.

The water temperature in Singapore hardly fluctuates over the course of the year.

Singapore Sightseeing Places

Best time to go to Singapore

You can travel in Singapore at any time. The climate is not a big factor for travel as the rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. In the time of the northeast monsoon it is a bit cooler, but it rains more, the rest of the year is drier, but it is hotter and the humidity is higher. Most visitors come to Singapore between March and September.

Due to the relatively uniform climate in Singapore, it makes sense to plan your visit after one of the various festivals and events: Thaipusam, for example, is a spectacular Hindu festival. If shopping is important to you, come to the Singapore Food Festival in April or the Great Singapore Sale in June.

Money

Currency: 1 Singapore dollar equals 100 cents

Currency abbreviation: SGD (ISO code), $, S $ – ABBREVIATIONFINDER.ORG

banknotes with a value of 2, 5, 10 and 50 S $ are used. There are also 1, 20, 25, 100, 500, 1,000, and S $ 10,000 banknotes, but these are used less frequently. Coins are issued in amounts of 15, 10, 20 and 50 cents and 1 S $. 1 cent coins are no longer minted in Singapore, but can still be used.

Exchange rate:
October 2009
1 US dollar = 1.42 S $
1 euro = 2.09 S $
1 Swiss franc = 1.38 S $

The Singapore dollar is pegged 1: 1 to the Brunei dollar.

Sightseeing

Singapore has a large number of different tourist attractions to offer its tourists.

So you shouldn’t miss the Armenian Church. The church was built in 1835 by George Coleman. It is the oldest in the city. The Sir Mariamman Temple is also worth a visit. The temple is considered the oldest Hindu temple in the city and was built in 1843. Its predecessor was built of wood twenty years earlier.

Singapore Landmarks

The Thian Hock Keng Temple is something special. The Chinese Temple of Bliss was built in 1842. The Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is worth seeing. The temple was dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu.

The Cavenagh Bridge is an impressive building. It was built in 1868 with beams imported from Scotland.

Museum lovers get their money’s worth in Singapore. The Asian Civillsations Museum is definitely worth a visit. The museum has interesting exhibitions on Chinese and Asian cultural history. The Singapore Art Museum is also worth seeing. In the museum you can see modern and contemporary art from Asia. If you want to learn more about the history of the city, you should visit the Singapore Historical Museum.

A very special highlight of the sights of Singapore is the Sultan Mosque. It was built in 1820 by architect Denis Santry of Swan & Maclaren. The same architect also planned and implemented the Victoria Memorial Hall.

Culture lovers must check out the Esplanade Theaters of the Bay. It was built as a center for theater, music and performance. It is the largest of its kind because the area of ​​the building complex is more than a hundred thousand square meters.

Another historic building in Singapore that should be on the list of sights to visit is the Old Parliament. It was designed by architect George Coleman in 1827.

Other Singapore attractions include the Art House, the Raffle Hotel and the Equinox Complex.

The bird park is an absolute recommendation for nature lovers. The park has the most beautiful birds from around the world. Here you can see more than six thousand species. The park is the largest aviary in the world, where you can even see a thirty-meter-high artificial waterfall.