Bishan New Town weather in November

In November, Bishan New Town sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 280 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Bishan New Town's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bishan New Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
26°
4th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bishan New Town is neighborhood in Singapore.

Density
11,459/km²
people per km²
Founded
1983

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical November day in Bishan New Town reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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How November really feels in Bishan New Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bishan New Town weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°16019.111.94.8
Feb28° / 25°8713.4125.4
Mar28° / 26°14320.5124.4
Apr29° / 26°19126123.5
May29° / 27°22426.712.13.4
Jun29° / 27°19923.212.13.8
Jul28° / 27°1952312.14.0
Aug28° / 26°17823.2124.0
Sep28° / 26°16121.1124.1
Oct28° / 26°20124.6123.8
Nov28° / 26°28027.811.93.5
Dec27° / 26°26724.711.94.0

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Bishan New Town gets around 280 mm of rain over 27.8 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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Wind in November

Winds average 12 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:47
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — November's 4.44 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Bishan New Town?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bishan New Town.

What to pack for Bishan New Town in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, Bishan New Town sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Bishan New Town in November

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 31 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bishan New Town in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bishan New Town peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bishan New Town in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bishan New Town is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1945 µg/m³Feb 821 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bishan New Town?

Bishan New Town sits at 1.4°N, 103.8°E, 16 m above sea level, in Singapore. The nearest listed city is Thomson, 1.0 km away.

Serangoon New TownKallangAng Mo Kio New TownNovenaYio Chu Kang

Topography around Bishan New Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bishan New Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bishan New Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Bishan New Town is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (36%), water (33%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
656 m
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November weather nearby: Thomson 1.0 km · Toa Payoh New Town 2.0 km · Serangoon Garden 2.0 km · Serangoon New Town 2.0 km · Kallang 3.0 km · Ang Mo Kio New Town 3.0 km · Novena 4.0 km · Yio Chu Kang 5.0 km

Singapore travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,814
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Buddhist 31%none 20%Christian 19%Muslim 16%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bishan New Town (1.3504°, 103.8487°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).