Fort Canning Hill
Fort Canning Hill is a park in Singapore named after Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning. It is one of the 17 sights listed on this site and is the 12th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The park is open 24/7. Visitors can reach the site via Singapore Changi Airport, which is 17 km away, or Seletar Airport, located 14 km from the park. Fort Canning Hill is 5 km from the capital, Singapore.
February is the driest month with about 17 days of rain and an average temperature of 27 °C. Other months see higher rainfall, with December being the wettest month at 319 mm of rain over about 28 days. Nearby locations include 38 Oxley Road (0.8 km), the Merlion (1.2 km), Chinatown (1.2 km), Sri Mariamman Temple (1.3 km), and The Istana (1.4 km).
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.
