Thundery Showers on Most Days in the First Fortnight of November 2025

Singapore, 31 October 2025 – Inter-monsoon conditions are prevailing over Singapore and the surrounding region with winds mostly light and variable in direction.

2    In the first fortnight of November of 2025, thundery showers are expected over parts of the island in the afternoon on several days. The showers may extend into the evening on a few of these days. In addition, Sumatra squalls may bring widespread thundery showers and gusty winds on one or two mornings. The total rainfall for the first fortnight of November 2025 is forecast to be below average over most parts of the island.

3     The daily maximum temperatures are likely to range between 33 degrees Celsius and 34 degrees Celsius on most days and reach around 35 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 (16 – 30 OCTOBER 2025)

5   Inter-monsoon conditions prevailed over Singapore and the surrounding region in the second fortnight of October 2025, with the prevailing winds generally light and variable in direction.

6    In the second fortnight of October 2025, localised short-duration thundery showers fell over parts of the island on some days. Sumatra squalls also brought widespread thundery showers and gusty winds over Singapore on a few days. On 17 October 2025, regional convergence of winds brought moderate to heavy thundery showers over the southern and central parts of Singapore in the afternoon. The daily total rainfall of 56.8 mm recorded at Tai Seng that day was the highest rainfall recorded for the second fortnight of October 2025. On 24 October 2025, the passage of a Sumatra squall brought widespread thundery showers and gusty winds over Singapore in the night. The maximum wind gust of 83.2 km/h recorded at Semakau Island that night was the highest wind gust for the year so far.

7    The second fortnight of October 2025 was warm, with daily maximum temperatures registering above 34 degrees Celsius on most days. The highest daily maximum temperatures of 35.7 degree Celsius were recorded at Paya Lebar and Sembawang on 30 October 2025.

8    Most parts of Singapore recorded below average rainfall in the second fortnight of October 2025. The area around Admiralty registered rainfall of 60 per cent below average, and the area around Tai Seng registered rainfall of 17 per cent above average.

 

 

CLIMATE STATION STATISTICS

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

Average daily maximum temperature: 31.2 °C
Average daily minimum temperature: 24.6 °C
Average monthly temperature: 27.2 °C
Average rainfall: 252.3 mm
Average number of rain days: 19

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

Highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature: 32.3 °C (2019)
Lowest monthly mean daily minimum temperature: 22.4 °C (1933)
Highest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 521.5 mm (1874)
Lowest monthly rainfall ever recorded: 53.5 mm (1981)