

Photos: San Miguel de Allende by Russ Bowling, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.
San Miguel de Allende or Singapore?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose San Miguel de Allende for
- day trips
- wellness
- prices
What lies behind each score is written up on San Miguel de Allende’s own page.
Choose Singapore for
- families
- getting around
- beaches
What lies behind each score is written up on Singapore’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: San Miguel de Allende and Singapore.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.
Wins on families and getting around with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
San Miguel de Allende in July
Singapore in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
San Miguel de Allende's temperatures are measured 54 km from the centre, at Guanajuato, Gto..
San Miguel de Allende has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. San Miguel de Allende: 1991-2020 normals, Guanajuato, Gto. (53.7 km from centre). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | San Miguel de Allende | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya | English, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese |
| Currency | Mexican Peso (MXN) | Singapore Dollar (SGD) |
| Sockets | AB127 V, 60 Hz | G230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Left |
| Time zone | UTC-6 | UTC+8 |
| Emergency number | 911 | Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995 |
| Elevation | 1,900 m | 21 m |
| Main airport | Guanajuato International Airport (BJX)77 km from centre22 non-stop destinations | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 9 days | 11 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | San Miguel de Allende | Singapore |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 69,811 | 5,866,139 |
| People per km² | - | 8,158 |
| Museums within 10 km | 2 | 40 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 2 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
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