Monthly Archives: September 2025

September 16, 2025

Thundery Showers Expected on Most Days for the Rest of September 2025

Singapore, 16 September 2025 – The prevailing Southwest Monsoon conditions are forecast to persist over Singapore and the surrounding region for the rest of September 2025, with winds blowing mainly from the southeast or southwest.

2    In the second fortnight of September of 2025, Sumatra squalls may bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds in the pre-dawn and morning on several days. Localised short-duration thundery showers can be expected over parts of the island on some afternoons. There may be few dry days. Overall, the total rainfall for the second fortnight of September 2025 is forecast to be near average over most parts of the island.

3    Daily temperatures are likely to range between 24 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius on most days. Although thundery showers are expected on most days, the daily maximum temperature may reach slightly above 34 degrees Celsius on a few days.

4     For updates of the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website (https://www.weather.gov.sg), NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), or download the myENV app.

REVIEW OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (1 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2025)

5    In the first half of September 2025, Southwest Monsoon conditions prevailed over the region and the low-level winds blew mostly from the southeast or southwest.

6    In the first half of September 2025, localised short-duration thundery showers fell over parts of the island on some days. Sumatra squalls brought thundery showers over Singapore in the pre-dawn and morning on several days. On 5 September 2025, the passage of a Sumatra squall brought widespread thundery showers and gusty winds over Singapore in the morning. The daily total rainfall of 102.6 mm recorded around the Sarimbun Reservoir area that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the first half of September 2025.

7     The rainy weather and cloudy skies in the first half of September 2025 brought relatively cool conditions on several days. There were four days in the fortnight where the daily maximum temperature was below 30 degrees Celsius. The highest daily maximum temperature of 33.8 degrees Celsius was recorded at Admiralty on 3 September 2025.

8    Singapore registered well above-average rainfall in the first half of September 2025. The area around Seletar recorded 248 per cent above average rainfall while Paya Lebar recorded rainfall of 73 per cent above average.

CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS

Long-term Statistics for September
(Climatological reference period: 1991 – 2020)

Average daily maximum temperature: 31.6 °C
Average daily minimum temperature: 25.2 °C
Average monthly temperature: 28.0 °C
Average rainfall: 124.9 mm
Average number of rain days: 13

Historical Extremes for September
(Rainfall since 1869 and temperature since 1929)

Highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature: 33.0 °C (2019)
Lowest monthly mean daily minimum temperature: 22.4 °C (1930)
Highest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 440.4 mm (1988)
Lowest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 22.8 mm (2019)

September 1, 2025

Wet Conditions with Thundery Showers on Most Days in the First Fortnight of September 2025

Singapore, 1 September 2025 – Southwest Monsoon conditions are prevailing and expected to persist over Singapore and the surrounding region in the coming fortnight with winds blowing mainly from the southeast or southwest.

2    In the first fortnight of September of 2025, Sumatra squalls may bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds in the pre-dawn and morning on several days. In addition, moderate to heavy thundery showers are expected over parts of the island in the late morning and afternoon on some days. The total rainfall for the first fortnight of September 2025 is forecast to be above average over most parts of the island.

3    The daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 32 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius on most days.

4     For updates of the daily weather forecast, please visit the MSS website (https://www.weather.gov.sg), NEA website (www.nea.gov.sg), or download the myENV app.

REVIEW OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS (15 – 31 AUGUST 2025)

5    Southwest Monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore and the surrounding region in the second fortnight of August 2025, with winds blowing mostly from the southeast or southwest.

6    In the second fortnight of August 2025, localised short-duration thundery showers fell over parts of the island on several days. Sumatra squalls also brought thundery showers and gusty winds over Singapore in the pre-dawn and morning on a few days. On 24 August 2025, the passage of a Sumatra squall brought widespread thundery showers and gusty winds over Singapore in the early morning. The daily total rainfall of 104.2 mm recorded at Ulu Pandan that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the second fortnight of August 2025.

7     The daily maximum temperatures in the second fortnight of August 2025 were between 32 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius on most days. The highest daily maximum temperature of 34.7 degree Celsius was recorded at Ang Mo Kio on 22 August 2025.

8    About half of Singapore recorded above average rainfall in the second fortnight of above 2025. The area around Clementi registered rainfall of 128 per cent above average, and the area around Changi registered rainfall of 40 per cent below average.

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CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS

Long-term Statistics for September
(Climatological reference period: 1991 – 2020)

Average daily maximum temperature: 31.6 °C
Average daily minimum temperature: 25.2 °C
Average monthly temperature: 28.0 °C
Average rainfall: 124.9 mm
Average number of rain days: 13

Historical Extremes for September
(Rainfall since 1869 and temperature since 1929)

Highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature: 33.0 °C (2019)
Lowest monthly mean daily minimum temperature: 22.4 °C (1930)
Highest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 440.4 mm (1988)
Lowest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 22.8 mm (2019)