Bukit Timah Hill, located in its namesake district of

Bukit Timah Bukit Timah, often abbreviated as Bt Timah, is a planning area and residential estate located in the westernmost part of the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Timah lies roughly from the Central Business District, bordering the Central Wat ...

, is a hill located near the geographical centre of

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. The hill stands at an altitude of 164 metres (538 ft) above sea level, making it the highest natural peak in the country. The highest ''point'' in Singapore, however, is the 284 metre

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, one of numerous buildings taller than the hill. The summit, which features a pair of 60 m (200 ft) VHF steel lattice radio masts built in the 1960s, is accessible by several walking trails and a paved maintenance road not open to the public. The hill is now protected as part of the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, which has been classified as an ASEAN Heritage Park.

Climate

Bukit Timah Hill features a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate, humid tropical climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southe ...

( Köppen ''Af'') and has a mix of both wet and

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The ...

s. Due to its moderate elevation, the weather is much cooler than the rest of Singapore and strong winds commonly occur at the peak. The daily temperature range is between 16–31 °C (60–85 °F). The

runs from April to August, during which, there is generally less rainfall and warmer temperatures. The

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the sea ...

runs from September to March, during which, there is more frequent rainfall and cooler temperatures. The average annual rainfall is 2810 mm (110.63 in). The average annual daily mean temperature is 26.4 °C (79.52 °F). The coolest month is January, where the average daily mean temperature is 25.6 °C (78.08 °F). The minimum temperature may dip below 20.8 °C (69.44 °F) during rainy days in January. The warmest month is July, with an average daily mean temperature of 28.3 °C (82.94 °F).

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