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Singapore
Singapore in May
⛈️ Inter-monsoonHot, humid and often rainy.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics
Why May scores 7.6What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.3
- ✓Hot (32°C highs / 26°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 25.1°C)
- !Wet: ~164 mm rain, ~5 heavy-rain days
- Air quality7.6
- ✓Moderate (PM2.5 ~21 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| May | Aug | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.6 Very good | 8.0 Very good |
| Season | ⛈️ Inter-monsoon | 🌦️ Southwest monsoon |
| High / low | 32° / 26° | 31° / 25° |
| Rain | 164 mm | 147 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 25° | dew pt 25° |
| PM2.5 | 21 µg/m³ | 14 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Singapore weather-station normals. Rainfall: Singapore weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Eid al-Adha 15–17 May · 3 days off in a row
Other public holidays: Labor Day (1 May) · Vesak Day (20 May)
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore SingaporeEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
A compact island city-state where hawker food, gardens and four cultures (Chinese, Malay, Indian, Eurasian) sit side by side.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
National DayEvery year9 August every year
Parade with air-force flypasts and fireworks over Marina Bay.
Why go: Parade tickets are balloted to residents, but rehearsal fireworks on July weekends are visible from the bay.
Where: Padang / Marina Bay
Hungry Ghost FestivalDate varies7th lunar month — usually August to September
Offerings, burning of joss paper and getai (live stage shows) for wandering spirits.
Why go: A glimpse of everyday heritage; be respectful around offerings on pavements.
Where: Housing estates and Chinese temples island-wide
DeepavaliConfirmed8 November 2026 (public holiday; in-lieu 9 Nov). Little India light-up runs for weeks before.
The Hindu festival of lights: street light-up, bazaars and temple celebrations.
Why go: Evenings in Little India are festive and photogenic; very busy on the weekend before.
Where: Little India (Serangoon Road) · Ministry of Manpower public holidays 2026
Gardens by the Bay
Supertree Grove plus the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest conservatories.
💡 The free Garden Rhapsody light show runs at 7:45 and 8:45 pm.
Singapore Botanic Gardens
UNESCO-listed gardens with the National Orchid Garden.
💡 Free entry (orchid garden is paid); go early morning when it's cooler.
Chinatown
Shophouses, the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Sri Mariamman Temple.
💡 Maxwell Food Centre is a five-minute walk.
Little India
Spice shops, Tekka Centre and colourful Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple.
💡 Most vivid during the Deepavali light-up.
Kampong Glam
Sultan Mosque, Arab Street textiles and Haji Lane cafés.
💡 Visit the mosque outside prayer times; robes are provided.
Marina Bay waterfront
Walk from Merlion Park to the Helix Bridge and Marina Bay Sands.
💡 Spectra light-and-water show runs nightly at the Event Plaza.
Jewel Changi
The Rain Vortex indoor waterfall at the airport.
💡 Leave 2 hours before a flight and you can see it on the way out.
Pulau Ubin
Rustic island with kampong houses and the Chek Jawa wetlands.
💡 Bumboat from Changi Point; rent a bike on arrival.
Hainanese chicken rice
Poached chicken, fragrant rice, chilli and ginger.
💡 Maxwell Food Centre
Laksa
Spicy coconut-curry noodle soup with prawns and cockles.
💡 Katong (East Coast)
Chilli crab
Mud crab in sweet-spicy tomato and chilli gravy, with fried mantou buns.
💡 East Coast Seafood Centre
Char kway teow
Wok-fried flat noodles with cockles and Chinese sausage.
💡 Hawker centres island-wide
Kaya toast & kopi
Coconut-jam toast with soft-boiled eggs and local coffee.
💡 Traditional kopitiams
Satay
Charcoal-grilled skewers with peanut sauce.
💡 Lau Pa Sat 'Satay Street' (evenings)
Bak kwa
Sweet barbecued pork jerky, a Chinese New Year favourite.
💡 Chinatown shops
Kaya jam
Coconut and pandan jam.
💡 Supermarkets, kopitiam chains
Bengawan Solo kueh & cookies
Local cake shop known for pandan cake and festive cookies.
💡 Changi Airport and malls
TWG Tea
Singapore luxury tea brand.
💡 Marina Bay Sands, ION Orchard, Changi
Peranakan crafts
Beaded slippers and colourful kamcheng porcelain.
💡 Katong, Peranakan Museum shop