At a Glance
Compared to this destination's peak season March 2027 is quietly one of the strongest months of the year: Hari Raya Puasa falls on Wed 10 March, and the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar (around 500 stalls, open till midnight and ALL NIGHT on the eve) runs right through the first week. Good Friday on Fri 26 March gives the month a second public holiday and a long weekend. Crowds are otherwise moderate and rates sit below February; the one spike is the one-week school holiday, whose 2027 dates were unpublished at the time of writing, which fills Sentosa, Universal Studios and the Mandai parks. Note that the heat turns in March: the monsoon breeze dies and the afternoon thunderstorms begin. Fares rose 27 Dec 2025 (adult card S$1.28–2.57).
Singapore in March — Travel Guide
By Harry Nara · Last updated
Singapore in March offers some of the best conditions of the year, ideal for hari raya, Ramadan bazaar & food lovers. Expect temperatures of 25–33°C, around 14 days of rain, and medium crowds across the city. Daily budgets typically land around $65–1,300+ for mid-range travellers. Book three to four weeks ahead for the best mid-range rates and the widest hotel choice.
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#Weather in Singapore in March
Singapore in March averages 25–33°C (77–91°F) with around 14 days of rain, and crowds are medium.
March is the month the heat arrives. The Northeast Monsoon breaks down in the first week and the inter-monsoon takes over, which changes the weather in two specific ways: the cooling breeze that made February pleasant dies away, and the afternoon thunderstorms begin.
Expect roughly 170mm of rain across 14 wet days, against daytime highs of 32–33°C and overnight lows of 24–26°C, at humidity in the 80–86% band. Those numbers are only a little worse than February on paper. On the ground the difference is obvious, because a still, humid 33°C is a different proposition from a breezy, dry 32°C.
The rain has a rhythm, and it is a useful one. Mornings are usually bright. Convective storms build over the island through the early afternoon and break hard, often between 3pm and 6pm, for thirty to sixty minutes. Then it clears and the evening is warm and washed clean.
#Getting Around
Changi Airport (SIN) connects to City Hall on the East-West MRT in around 30 minutes, entirely under cover.
Taxis and Grab to Marina Bay run S$25–45.
Fares rose on 27 December 2025. Adult card fares now run from S$1.28 for a short hop to roughly S$2.57 for a long cross-island journey, per the Public Transport Council's 2025 fare review. Use an EZ-Link card, or tap a contactless Visa or Mastercard through SimplyGo, which charges the same fares with nothing to buy. Any guide still quoting a flat "S$1 to S$3" is out of date.
One March note: the Ramadan bazaar is at Geylang Serai, and the station you want is Paya Lebar on the East-West and Circle lines, a short walk away. It gets extremely busy after dark.
#What to Do in Singapore in March
Hari Raya Puasa: Wednesday 10 March 2027
This is the month's headline, and almost every guide to Singapore in March misses it, because the date moves.
Hari Raya Puasa, the Malay-Muslim celebration marking the end of Ramadan, falls on Wednesday 10 March 2027 and is a gazetted public holiday, per the Ministry of Manpower. MOM notes that the date is set by astronomical calculation and may be adjusted on official confirmation, since the festival ultimately depends on the sighting of the new moon, so treat 10 March as near-certain rather than absolutely fixed.
Here is the fact that should decide your dates.
The Islamic calendar is lunar and runs about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so Hari Raya walks backwards through the seasons. It fell on 31 March in 2025, on 21 March in 2026, and on 10 March in 2027. From 2028 it moves into February, and it will not land in March again for roughly three decades.
If you want to see Singapore during Hari Raya, March 2027 is your last chance for a very long time.
The day itself is quiet and domestic rather than a public spectacle. Families rise early, put on new clothes, attend morning prayers at the mosque, visit elders to ask forgiveness, and then eat, at home, all day.
Many households hold open houses and the hospitality is genuine, though as a visitor you are unlikely to be inside one unless you are invited.
What you can do is go to Kampong Glam.
Masjid Sultan, the golden-domed Sultan Mosque, is the focal point of Malay-Muslim Singapore, and the streets around it (Bussorah Street, Arab Street, Haji Lane) are decorated and busy through the whole Ramadan period. The mosque welcomes non-Muslim visitors outside prayer times; dress to cover shoulders and knees, and robes are lent at the door if you need one.
The Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar
If you only do one thing in March 2027, do this.
The Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar is the largest of its kind in Singapore and, for my money, the best food event of the Singaporean year.
It runs for the whole of Ramadan, which in 2027 means roughly the second week of February through to Hari Raya eve on 9 March. (For scale, the 2026 edition ran from 14 February to 21 March, with around 500 stalls, of which some 150 sold food and drink.) It sprawls from Wisma Geylang Serai across to Tanjong Katong Complex, it is free to enter, and it typically runs from 10am until just before midnight, with a Hari Raya Light-Up switching on the surrounding streets at the start of the season.
The food is the point.
Grilled satay and dendeng, Ramly burgers, murtabak, apam balik (a folded peanut-and-sweetcorn pancake), putu piring (steamed rice cakes with molten palm sugar), kebabs, and whatever novelty dessert the internet has decided on that year.
The smaller bazaar at Kampong Glam, around Bussorah Street and the Sultan Mosque, is prettier and calmer, and it makes a good complement rather than a substitute.
Good Friday and Easter: Friday 26 March 2027
March 2027 has a second public holiday.
Good Friday falls on Friday 26 March, with Easter Sunday on 28 March, which gives Singapore a long weekend at the end of the month and pushes domestic demand into hotels and Sentosa.
The colonial-era churches are the draw: St Andrew's Cathedral on the Padang, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (the oldest Catholic church in Singapore), and CHIJMES, a deconsecrated Gothic chapel and convent now given over to restaurants and bars, which is worth seeing whatever your beliefs.
Golf at Sentosa
Sentosa Golf Club hosts two significant tournaments in this window.
The HSBC Women's World Championship, an LPGA event on the Tanjong Course, straddles late February and early March (the 2026 edition ran 26 February to 1 March).
LIV Golf Singapore returns to the Serapong Course, generally in mid-March: the 2026 edition ran 12 to 15 March, and the 2027 dates had not been announced at the time of writing, so confirm on the official schedules before planning around either.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens
The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the only tropical botanic garden on the list.
It covers 74 hectares, the main grounds are free, and it opens at 5am and closes at midnight, which is a gift in a month this hot.
Inside it, the National Orchid Garden holds the largest orchid display in the world: around a thousand species and two thousand hybrids, including the hybrids named for visiting heads of state.
Entry is S$15 for adult visitors (S$1 for students and seniors, free for under-12s), open 8.30am to 7pm with last entry at 6pm.
The March school holidays
Singapore's schools take a one-week break in March, and the Mandai wildlife parks, Universal Studios and Sentosa fill up with local families for it, particularly at weekends.
The 2027 dates had not been published by the Ministry of Education at the time of writing (they usually appear on moe.gov.sg around the second half of the preceding year), so check before you book. The break is typically the middle week of the month. Weekday mornings outside that week are the calm window.
What March is genuinely bad for
The heat is the honest cost. March is hotter, stickier and stormier than February, and the still air is what people actually notice. If clear skies and comfortable walking are your priority, February is simply the better month.
And there is a bigger caveat worth being straight about: in most years, March genuinely is Singapore's quiet month. It has no Chingay, no Grand Prix, no marathon, no airshow.
2027 is the exception, because Hari Raya lands in it, and after 2027 that stops being true for about thirty years.
#Food & Dining
March 2027 is a Ramadan month, and that reshapes what you should eat.
The bazaar food covered above is the main event.
Beyond it, the Malay and Muslim-Indian canon is the thing to lean into: nasi padang at Hjh Maimunah in Kampong Glam (arguably the most famous Malay restaurant in Singapore), mee rebus, lontong, and murtabak at Zam Zam and Victory on North Bridge Road, two rival restaurants that have been staring across the street at each other since 1908.
At Hari Raya itself, the food turns to ketupat (compressed rice cakes in woven palm leaves), rendang, sambal goreng, and trays of kuih: layered, brightly coloured, coconut-heavy Malay sweets.
The year-round backbone holds as always: chicken rice at Tian Tian in Maxwell Food Centre (S$5–7), laksa at 328 Katong, chilli crab at Jumbo or Long Beach (S$60–90 a head), and satay on Boon Tat Street outside Lau Pa Sat from about 7pm.
Old Airport Road Food Centre is the hawker hall the locals will send you to, and they are right.
#Nightlife
Singapore's bar scene is world class and, in a month this humid, almost entirely indoors and air-conditioned.
Atlas in Bencoolen, with its art-deco gin tower, remains the most photographed bar in the country.
Manhattan at the Conrad Centennial is a fixture of the World's 50 Best Bars, Jigger & Pony a perennial regional number one, 28 HongKong Street the original speakeasy, and Native on Telok Ayer the most inventive.
For height, CÉ LA VI and LAVO sit on the Marina Bay Sands rooftop.
Note that 1-Altitude at One Raffles Place is closed for redevelopment, despite its persistence on rooftop-bar lists.
Zouk and Marquee run full weekend programmes.
Worth knowing: during Ramadan, bars and clubs operate exactly as normal (Singapore is a secular state and the Muslim population is a minority), but many Malay-Muslim eateries shift their hours to open late and serve through the night.
#Shopping
Geylang Serai and Kampong Glam are the March shopping story.
The bazaar's retail half sells baju kurung and baju melayu (the traditional outfits families buy new for Hari Raya), songkok caps, prayer mats, carpets, perfume oils and decorations, and it is the most interesting shopping in the city all month.
Haji Lane in Kampong Glam has the independent boutiques; Arab Street the textiles and rugs.
Orchard Road's malls (ION Orchard, Paragon, Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya) anchor the luxury end, all connected underground and fiercely air-conditioned, which matters in March.
Mustafa Centre in Little India is open around the clock and sells, without exaggeration, everything.
Note that the old centralised Great Singapore Sale ended after 2022; the discounting now lives at Black Friday and the post-Christmas clearance.
Tourists can reclaim the 9% GST on purchases above S$100 at Changi.
#Culture & Etiquette
- During Ramadan, be considerate rather than anxious. Singapore is a secular, multi-faith city and nobody expects visitors to fast, or minds you eating in public. Simply do not eat, drink or smoke directly in front of someone who is visibly fasting, and do not make a performance of it in Geylang Serai at 4pm.
- At the mosque: remove shoes, cover shoulders and knees, and women should cover their hair. Robes are lent at the entrance of Masjid Sultan. Avoid visiting during Friday prayers.
- "Selamat Hari Raya" is the greeting.
The fuller phrase, "Maaf zahir dan batin", asks forgiveness for wrongs done in body and spirit, and is the emotional heart of the festival.
- Green is the colour of Hari Raya, and dressing in something festive is welcomed rather than presumptuous.
- Singlish is affectionate, not broken English. Enjoy it; do not imitate it.
- The MRT eating and drinking ban is enforced (up to S$500), as is littering (from S$300).
- No tipping. A 10% service charge and 9% GST are added automatically.
- Vaping penalties rose to as much as S$10,000 on 1 May 2026, and devices are routinely detected at Changi.
- Drug laws are extreme. Trafficking carries a mandatory death penalty.
#Essential Local Phrases
Singapore has four official languages plus Singlish (a localised English-Malay-Hokkien-Tamil blend). You'll get by in plain English everywhere, but a handful of local words will help you read menus, order at hawker stalls, and understand what people are saying.
| What you want to say | What you'll hear in Singapore |
|---|---|
| Yes / OK | Can lah (Singlish) |
| No / Cannot do | Cannot (Singlish) |
| Delicious | Shiok (Singlish) |
| To eat / Let's eat | Makan (Malay, universally used) |
| Iced coffee at a hawker stall | Kopi peng (Hokkien) |
| Spicy | Pedas (Malay) |
| Bill, please (at a restaurant) | Mai dan (Mandarin) |
| Thank you | Terima kasih (Malay) / Xie xie (Mandarin) |
| Happy Hari Raya | Selamat Hari Raya (Malay) |
| Breaking of the fast at sunset | Buka puasa (Malay) |
#Packing List
- Light, breathable cotton or linen. March is hot, still and humid, and synthetics are miserable.
- Modest clothing that covers shoulders and knees, for Masjid Sultan and the mosques. This matters more in March than in any other month.
- A compact umbrella, which doubles as shade. The afternoon storms are heavy and reliable.
- Comfortable, breathable walking shoes, and sandals for the evening.
- High-factor sunscreen and sunglasses. The UV is extreme by late morning even under haze.
- A light layer for interiors. Singaporean air conditioning is genuinely cold.
- Insect repellent, a Type G adapter (the same three-pin plug as the UK), and a refillable water bottle. Tap water is safe and excellent, and you will drink a great deal of it.
#Backup Plans (Rainy Days)
The afternoon thunderstorm is not a risk in March, it is a scheduled event, so plan an indoor block into every day rather than treating it as a fallback.
The connected complexes are enormous: Marina Square, Suntec City, ION Orchard and VivoCity, all with restaurants, cinemas and direct MRT access, all reachable without stepping outside.
Jewel Changi Airport, with its HSBC Rain Vortex, is worth half a day even if you are not flying.
The museum circuit is the strongest option in the city and is perfectly timed for a 3pm storm: the National Gallery Singapore, the ArtScience Museum, the Asian Civilisations Museum, and the Malay Heritage Centre in Kampong Glam, which is exactly the right context for a Ramadan trip. All are a short covered walk from an MRT station.
The Cloud Forest and Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay are climate-controlled, and the Cloud Forest's indoor waterfall against a real storm on the glass is one of the better ways to spend a wet afternoon anywhere in Asia.
#Budget & Costs
March is mid-priced, and noticeably cheaper than February. Chinese New Year demand has cleared, the Easter long weekend only lifts the final days, and Ramadan is not a peak travel period for international visitors.
The one thing that does move rates is the school-holiday week, which pushes family-attraction hotels and Sentosa up.
- Budget: hostel dorm S$25–50/night, hawker meals, MRT everywhere.
Around S$65–100/day.
- Mid-range: 3-star or good 4-star hotel S$160–260/night.
Around S$130–200/day.
- Comfortable: 4-star or 5-star hotel, restaurant meals, paid attractions.
Around S$260–420/day.
- Luxury: Marina Bay Sands, Raffles or the Fullerton.
S$650–1,300+/day.
Reference costs: hawker meal S$5–10.
A full meal at the Ramadan bazaar S$10–20.
MRT single ride S$1.28–2.57 (card fare).
Taxi from Changi to downtown S$25–45.
Universal Studios S$83.
National Orchid Garden S$15.
Gardens by the Bay conservatories S$32.
#Safety & Health
Singapore is one of the safest cities in the world; violent crime is rare and pickpocketing uncommon. March's risks are environmental.
Heat is the main hazard, and March is when it turns. The wind drops, the humidity climbs, and the heat index runs well above the air temperature. Heat exhaustion is the most common thing that goes wrong on a March trip, and it catches people who would never attempt a midday walk at home. Drink far more than you think you need, seek shade by noon, and treat the middle of the day as indoor time.
Lightning is the seasonal hazard. Singapore records one of the highest strike densities on earth, and the inter-monsoon afternoon storms are its peak. Outdoor attractions suspend operations during warnings; take shelter when you hear thunder, and do not shelter under a tree.
Dengue is a year-round concern and the mosquito bites in daylight. Use repellent and check the NEA dengue cluster map if you are staying outside the centre.
Vaping penalties rose to as much as S$10,000 on 1 May 2026, and etomidate-laced pods are now handled under drug law, with possession carrying the possibility of a long custodial sentence and caning. These rules apply to tourists exactly as they apply to residents.
Drug laws are among the harshest anywhere; trafficking carries a mandatory death penalty. Never carry anything for anyone.
Tap water is safe and excellent. Healthcare is world class and expensive, so travel insurance is strongly recommended.
Emergency numbers: 999 (police), 995 (ambulance and fire).
#What's Changed for 2026/27 Travellers
- Hari Raya Puasa falls on Wednesday 10 March 2027 and is a public holiday. The date is set by astronomical calculation and confirmed by moon sighting, so treat it as near-certain rather than fixed.
- 2027 is the last time Hari Raya Puasa falls in March for roughly three decades. The Islamic calendar runs about eleven days short of the Gregorian year, so the festival walks backwards: 31 March in 2025, 21 March in 2026, 10 March in 2027, and into February from 2028.
- Good Friday falls on Friday 26 March 2027, giving March a second public holiday and a long weekend.
- The 2027 March school-holiday dates had not been published by the Ministry of Education at the time of writing.
- i Light Singapore is no longer a March festival. It has moved to mid-year: the 2026 edition ran 5 to 28 June at Marina Bay and Raffles Place.
- LIV Golf Singapore 2027 dates had not been announced at the time of writing; the 2026 edition ran 12 to 15 March at Sentosa Golf Club.
- Public transport fares rose on 27 December 2025. Adult card fares now run S$1.28 to about S$2.57.
- Vape penalties rose on 1 May 2026 to as much as S$10,000, with Kpods handled under drug law.
- The Great Singapore Sale no longer exists in its centralised form; it ended after 2022.
1-Altitude is closed for redevelopment.
#About This Guide
Research for this guide combined traveller reports from r/singapore and Tripadvisor's Singapore forum with primary and near-primary sources: the Ministry of Manpower for the 2027 public holidays, including Hari Raya Puasa on 10 March and Good Friday on 26 March, and for the note that the Hari Raya date is astronomically calculated and subject to confirmation; Visit Singapore and the Geylang Serai bazaar organisers for the bazaar's scale, hours and Hari Raya-eve all-night opening; NParks for the Singapore Botanic Gardens UNESCO listing, opening hours and National Orchid Garden pricing; the Ministry of Education for the school-holiday calendar and the fact that the 2027 March dates remain unpublished; i Light Singapore for the festival's move to June; LIV Golf and the LPGA for the Sentosa tournament dates; the Public Transport Council for the 27 December 2025 fare adjustment; the Health Sciences Authority for the vaping penalties that rose on 1 May 2026; and the Meteorological Service Singapore for the inter-monsoon structure and the climate normals. Climate figures use MSS/NEA 1991-2020 normals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Hari Raya Puasa in Singapore in 2027?
Hari Raya Puasa, the Malay-Muslim celebration marking the end of Ramadan, falls on Wednesday 10 March 2027 and is a gazetted public holiday. The Ministry of Manpower notes the date is set by astronomical calculation and may be adjusted on official confirmation, since it ultimately depends on the sighting of the new moon, so treat it as near-certain rather than fixed. Here is the part that should decide your dates: the Islamic calendar runs about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, so the festival walks backwards through the seasons. It fell on 31 March in 2025, 21 March in 2026 and 10 March in 2027, and from 2028 it moves into February. 2027 is the last time Hari Raya Puasa lands in March for roughly three decades.
What is the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar, and when is it on?
It is the largest Ramadan bazaar in Singapore and arguably the best food event of the Singaporean year: around 500 stalls, some 150 of them selling food, sprawling from Wisma Geylang Serai across to Tanjong Katong Complex. Entry is free and it typically runs from 10am until just before midnight. It runs for the whole of Ramadan, which in 2027 means roughly the second week of February through to Hari Raya eve on 9 March. The 2026 edition ran 14 February to 21 March. Two things to know: on the eve of Hari Raya it stays open all night, until about 4am, which is the single biggest night of the Malay-Muslim calendar here; and it ENDS on that eve, so arriving on Hari Raya Day itself means finding the stalls gone. Nearest MRT is Paya Lebar.
Is March a good time to visit Singapore?
In 2027, unusually, yes. The month has two public holidays (Hari Raya Puasa on 10 March and Good Friday on 26 March), the Ramadan bazaar runs through the first week, and rates sit below February. But be honest about the trade-off: March is when the heat turns. The Northeast Monsoon breaks down, the cooling breeze dies, and the afternoon thunderstorms begin, giving roughly 170mm of rain across 14 wet days at 32 to 33°C in still, humid air. February is simply the better month for weather. And in most years March genuinely is Singapore's quiet month, with no Chingay, no Grand Prix and no marathon. 2027 is the exception, because Hari Raya lands in it.
What else is on in Singapore in March?
Good Friday falls on Friday 26 March 2027, with Easter Sunday on the 28th, giving the month a second public holiday and an end-of-month long weekend. Sentosa Golf Club hosts LIV Golf Singapore on the Serapong Course, generally in mid-March (the 2026 edition ran 12 to 15 March; the 2027 dates had not been announced at the time of writing), and the LPGA's HSBC Women's World Championship on the Tanjong Course straddles late February and early March. The Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the only tropical botanic garden on the list, is free and opens at 5am; the National Orchid Garden inside it costs S$15. One correction: i Light Singapore is no longer a March festival. It has moved to mid-year, with the 2026 edition running 5 to 28 June.
What’s the weather like in Singapore in March?
Singapore in March typically sees temperatures of 25–33°C with around 14 days of rain across the period. Pack light, breathable layers and strong sun protection — days get genuinely hot.
How much does it cost to visit Singapore in March?
Budget-conscious travellers can expect daily costs of $65–1,300+, covering accommodation, food, and local transport. Flexible dates can save up to 20% compared with peak-week rates.