Singapore in November

Wetter start of the northeast monsoon; Deepavali (8 Nov 2026) lights Little India.

• Singapore Island · The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubinrainy

  Equatorial: 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 city31° / 24°, 19 rain days

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.

• Deepavali

  Deepavali — 8 Nov 2026 (Sunday; holiday on Mon 9 Nov — check)

  Little India street lights from October; bazaar crowds every evening in the two weeks before.

• Singapore Writers Festival check

  November (check) · Singapore city

  Talks and readings, many in English; some free.

• Christmas on Orchard Road

  Mid-November to early January · Singapore city

  Light-up and mall displays; crowded evenings and weekends.

Crowds · Singapore

Medium

Prices · Singapore

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• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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