September 13, 2024
Sights of a rain-soaked Singapore

From pedestrians getting drenched, people holding colourful umbrellas to others working in the rain and taking shelter from the storm, The Straits Times Picture Desk captures the love-hate relationship that people here have with the weather.

ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

Pedestrians with umbrellas and raincoats crossing Kitchener Road during afternoon showers on Jan 25, 2023.

ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

A resident rushing to collect laundry hanging along the corridor in Pasir Ris Street 52 during a sudden downpour on Feb 20, 2023.

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

An elderly Chinese woman in a wheelchair being pushed across the road in the rain in Toa Payoh North on Dec 5, 2022.

ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW

ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW

Dark clouds and heavy rain obscure the skyline in the Central Business District on Feb 12, 2023.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A dog trying to keep up with its owner along a flooded sheltered walkway in Little India on Feb 5, 2023.

ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO

A delivery rider waiting out the rain in Jurong East on Dec 2, 2022.

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

Migrant workers laying cables in the rain in Chartwell Drive on Jan 28, 2023

ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

Migrant workers working at a construction site near Jalan Dua and Cassia Link on Jan 25, 2023.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A splash of colours on a wet and dreary day in Little India on Jan 31, 2023.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Watch your step: silhouettes on a wet pavement in Little India on Jan 31, 2023.

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

People crossing the street in the rain at the junction between Woodlands Avenue 6 and Avenue 7 on Jan 11, 2023.

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

Making a dash for shelter on the Jubilee Bridge on Jan 25, 2023.

ST PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO
ST PHOTOS: GAVIN FOO

Visitors at the Istana Open House on Jan 23, 2023.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

Devotees braving the downpour during a religious ceremony held at Sri Mariamman Temple on Feb 12, 2023.

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

People making their way along a sheltered walkway at the National University of Singapore on Jan 13, 2023.

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

Visitors marking a wet Chinese New Year at the roof garden of the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre on Jan 24, 2023.

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

ST PHOTO: RYAN CHIONG

A woman with an umbrella jaywalking across Woodlands Avenue 3 in heavy rain on Jan 13, 2023.

ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN
ST PHOTOS: NG SOR LUAN

Office workers are caught in a light drizzle along Boon Tat Street at lunchtime on Jan 31, 2023.

ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG

Pedestrians in Geylang Road trying to stay dry during a sudden downpour on Jan 10, 2023.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Workers pushing on with their schedule near the Singtel Waterfront Theatre at Esplanade on Jan 25, 2023.

ST PHOTOS: SHINTARO TAY
ST PHOTOS: SHINTARO TAY

(Left) A pedestrian crossing Kitchener Road during an afternoon shower on Jan 25, 2023. (Right) People making their way across Rochor Road during an evening drizzle on the same day.

ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Baby is taken on a walk, come rain or shine, in Tampines on Feb 12, 2023.

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

A commuter on a bus as it passes Bugis Junction on a rainy evening on Jan 8, 2023.

Produced by:

  • Bhavya Rawat
  • Lee Pei Jie
  • Leonard Lai
  • Neo Xiaobin
  • Tin May Linn
  • Yeung Wing
Main photographs by:

  • Desmond Wee
  • Gavin Foo
  • Kelvin Chng
  • Ng Sor Luan

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