Inter-monsoon / start of SW Monsoon
May weather in Singapore
The hottest month on the 24-hour mean. Afternoon thunderstorms remain common as southwest flow sets in.
Mean temperature
28.6°C
25.7 to 32.3°C
Rainfall
164.3 mm
15 rain days
Humidity / wind
82.3%
1.7 m/s mean wind
Thunder / lightning
19 / 21
days in a typical month
Compared with the year
- Rain vs annual monthly share8%
- 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.