Singapore in May

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

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

  Equatorial: 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° / 26°, 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

• 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.