Southwest Monsoon
August weather in Singapore
Similar to July. Stronger mean winds than the inter-monsoon months. Haze episodes have historically peaked around now.
Mean temperature
28.1°C
25.3 to 31.4°C
Rainfall
146.9 mm
14 rain days
Humidity / wind
80.7%
2.5 m/s mean wind
Thunder / lightning
13 / 12
days in a typical month
Compared with the year
- Rain vs annual monthly share7%
- Hottest month of the yearMay (28.6°C)
- Wettest month of the yearDecember (331.9 mm)
- Driest month of the yearFebruary (105.1 mm)
Normals from Changi Climate Station, 1991-2020.
What to check this month
What August actually feels like
- Similar to July. Mean winds are stronger than in the inter-monsoon months.
- Historically a haze-risk month. Keep the air-quality page in the same tab as the radar.
- Sea breeze along the south coast can still fire a late-afternoon storm on a fair day.
Monthly rainfall at Changi
1991-2020 normals. December is more than three times as wet as February.
Values in millimetres. Source: Meteorological Service Singapore.