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Singapore is a city-state and island country in maritime Southeast Asia , located at the end of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia as well as the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. It is heavily compact and urbanised. As of , Singapore has a total land area of approximately square kilometres sq mi. Geographically, Singapore comprises its mainland and other islands.
The mainland of Singapore measures 50 kilometres 31 mi from east to west and 27 kilometres 17 mi from north to south with kilometres mi of coastline. These figures are based on 2. Singapore's main territory looks like a diamond-shaped island, although its territory includes surrounding smaller islands. The farthest outlying island is Pedra Branca.
Most of Singapore is no more than 15 meters above sea level. The highest point of Singapore is Bukit Timah Hill , with a height from the ground of m ft and made up of igneous rock , granite. Hills and valleys of sedimentary rock dominate the northwest, while the eastern region consists of sandy and flatter land. Singapore has no natural lakes, but reservoirs and water catchment areas have been constructed to store fresh water for Singapore's water supply.
Singapore has reclaimed land with earth obtained from its own hills, the seabed, and neighboring countries. As a result, Singapore's land area has grown from Singapore is one-and-a-half degrees north of the equator, lying entirely between the 1st and 2nd parallels. Singapore's climate is classified as tropical rainforest climate Köppen climate classification Af , with no true distinct seasons.
Owing to its geographical location and maritime exposure, its climate is characterised by uniform temperature and pressure, high humidity and abundant rainfall.
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Therefore, it is almost always warm and wet. The average annual rainfall is around 2, mm The highest hour rainfall figures ever recorded in history were The temperature hovers around a diurnal range of a minimum of 25 °C May is the hottest month of the year in Singapore, followed by June. This is due to light winds and strong sunshine during those months. At the climate station in Changi however, extremes have ranged from Generally, there is much more rainfall on the western side of the island than on the eastern portion of Singapore, owing to a rain shadow effect.
Thus, the eastern side of Singapore is much drier and slightly hotter than western Singapore. This can cause slight weather disparities from one side of the island to the other.
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This is significant to note because even a small hill such as Bukit Timah Hill can cause this phenomenon. Despite Singapore's small size, there may be sunshine on one side while there is rain on the other. Further contrasts that prevent true all-year uniformity are the monsoon seasons which happen twice each year. The first one is the Northeast Monsoon which occurs from mid-November to early March.
The second is the Southwest Monsoon season which occurs from June to September. Periods between monsoon seasons receive less rain and wind. There are cloudy conditions in December and January with frequent afternoon showers.
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Spells of widespread moderate to heavy rain occur lasting from 1 to 3 days at a stretch. It is relatively dry in February till early March although rainfall still exceeds mm. During the Southwest Monsoon season, southeast winds prevail.