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Singapore Weather in May

In May, Singapore averages a high of 32°C (90°F) and a low of 25°C (78°F), from 27 years of daily records (1988–2025).

32°C
Average high
90°F
25°C
Average low
78°F
35°C
Record high
96°F · May 1, 2005
21°C
Record low
70°F · May 4, 1989

What May Is Like in Singapore

  • A typical May brings 30 days above 30°C (86°F).
  • The coldest May reading, 21°C (70°F) on May 4, 1989, has not been matched in 36 years.
  • May is Singapore's warmest month of the year.
  • The warmest May in the record was 1997; the coldest was 2012.

At least 1 mm of rain falls on 41% of May days, and the month averages 143 mm in total.

Average daytime high in Singapore, every May since 1988
30°C33°C35°C199020002010May 1988: 31.9°CMay 1990: 32.8°CMay 1992: 32.7°CMay 1994: 31.1°CMay 1995: 32.2°CMay 1996: 32.6°CMay 1997: 33.7°CMay 1998: 33.5°CMay 1999: 32.1°CMay 2000: 32.9°CMay 2001: 32.5°CMay 2002: 33.1°CMay 2003: 32.5°CMay 2004: 32.9°CMay 2005: 32.7°CMay 2006: 32.2°CMay 2007: 31.7°CMay 2008: 32.2°CMay 2009: 32.3°CMay 2010: 33.4°CMay 2011: 32.6°CMay 2012: 31.6°CMay 2013: 31.7°CMay 2014: 32.1°CMay 2015: 32.2°CMay 2016: 33.0°CMay 2022: 32.9°C
Warmest: 1997 (33.7°C)Latest: 2022 (32.9°C)10-year averageLong-run average (32.5°C)

Look Up a Day in May

See the weather in Singapore on any May date, year by year.

Source: NOAA GHCN-Daily, Singapore Changi Intl (1981–2025). Averages cover 1988–2025. How we compute this

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