When to go · Singapore
Singapore in October
Mixed month. F1 night race in 2026 (check dates) lifts bay prices; inter-monsoon storms; haze possible.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- High
- Singapore
- Prices
- High
- Singapore
Verdict
F1 night race in 2026 (check dates) lifts bay prices; inter-monsoon storms; haze possible.
Weather in October
- Singapore Island · The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubinfine
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 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° / 25°, 16 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.
Formula 1 night race big impact
F1 Singapore Grand Prix — October 2026 (check dates)
Not a public holiday, but Marina Bay closes to traffic and bay hotels triple their rates.
Mid-Autumn Festival check
15th of the 8th lunar month · Singapore city
Lanterns over Chinatown streets and a lantern display in the gardens; mooncakes everywhere.
Deepavali check
Around 8 November in 2026 (check) · Singapore city
Serangoon Road lit for about a month; the bazaar is packed on the evenings before; public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Singapore
- High
- Prices · Singapore
- High
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.