Singapore in May

Hottest stretch; Vesak and Hari Raya Haji holidays; plan middays indoors.

May is rated good. These months rate higher:

• FebruaryGreatDriest month; Chinese New Year (6–7 Feb 2027) closes stalls for a few days and fills flights.
• MarchGreatDry and hot; Hari Raya Puasa bazaars in 2027 — check dates.
• AprilGreatInter-monsoon: hot, with afternoon thunderstorms; mornings clear.

• Singapore Island · The whole island, Sentosa, Pulau Ubinhot

  Equatorial: 25–33 °C (77–91 °F) every month. Northeast monsoon Dec–Mar, wettest Nov–Jan with long rainy spells; February is the driest month. Southwest monsoon Jun–Sep is drier, with dawn squalls and haze risk Aug–Oct when fires burn in Sumatra and Borneo. April–May and Oct–Nov bring afternoon thunderstorms.Equatorial: 77–91 °F (25–33 °C) every month. Northeast monsoon Dec–Mar, wettest Nov–Jan with long rainy spells; February is the driest month. Southwest monsoon Jun–Sep is drier, with dawn squalls and haze risk Aug–Oct when fires burn in Sumatra and Borneo. April–May and Oct–Nov bring afternoon thunderstorms.

• Riau Islands and Johor (day trips) · Batam, Bintan, Johor Bahrufine

  Same weather as Singapore; northeast-monsoon seas Dec–Feb make the Bintan ferry rough and the beaches on Bintan's north coast unswimmable some days.

• Singapore city32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 14 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Labour Day

  1 May

  Public holiday; Causeway and Batam ferries busy.

• Hari Raya Haji

  Hari Raya Haji — about 17 May 2027 (Islamic — check)

  Public holiday; mosques busy in the morning.

• Vesak Day

  Vesak Day — about 20 May 2027 (lunar — check)

  Temple processions and crowds at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Kong Meng San.

Crowds · Singapore

Medium

Prices · Singapore

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Singapore, side by side.

• Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen

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Rated best or good this month

• Singapore city

  Hot; storms in the afternoon.