Chinatown
Chinatown is a neighborhood and administrative territorial entity located in the Outram area of Singapore. It is one of the 17 sights of Singapore featured on this site and is the 9th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The area has average temperatures between 26 °C and 28 °C throughout the year. Rainfall is highest in December, which has about 319 mm of rain, and lowest in February, with about 121 mm.
Chinatown is 5 km from the capital, Singapore. The nearest airport is Seletar Airport, located 15 km away, while Singapore Changi Airport is 18 km from the area. Nearby sights include the Sri Mariamman Temple (0.1 km), the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum (0.2 km), and The Pinnacle@Duxton (0.8 km). Other locations within 1.2 km are the Merlion and Fort Canning Hill. The site does not have wheelchair access.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 27 °C on average. The wettest is December, with about 319 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature, °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Rainfall, mm | 232 | 121 | 199 | 196 | 203 | 161 | 170 | 172 | 191 | 191 | 263 | 319 |
| Rainy days | 24 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
