Last Updated on 2023-05-08 , 1:02 pm
Hot weather has plagued Singaporeans for our whole lives—if you actually wanted to experience real cold, the only way is to go overseas.
It’s been even hotter than usual recently, however—temperatures soared to a maximum of a sweltering 36.1 degrees Celsius in April.
Unfortunately, the heat will persist for the first half of May, up to a daily high of 35 degrees Celsius.
Hot Weather For the First Half Of May
April 2023 felt hot enough already, but the heat spell will continue into May, which is typically one of the hottest months of the year.
The daily maximum temperature is expected to reach 34 degrees Celsius on most afternoons and shoot to 35 degrees Celsius on days with less cloud cover.
According to the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), inter-monsoon conditions currently prevail over Singapore, and winds are weaker, so don’t count on that to alleviate the heat.
The winds also don’t have a set direction, but they mostly blow in from the south or southwest.
Adding to the heat, expect humidity, as usual. Short, thundery showers are predicted in the afternoon of most days in May because of the strong heating of land areas during the day. The rain could extend into the evening on some days.
It might rain in the first week of May before dawn and in the morning because of a temporary wind shift. In general, though, the forecast predicts average rainfall across the island.
The highest monthly mean daily maximum temperature in May was 33.6 degrees Celsius, recorded in 1997.
May 1974 enjoyed an average low monthly mean daily minimum temperature of 23.5 degrees—in Singapore, that’s considered sweater weather.
April Was Extremely Warm Too
April this year was generally warm as well—temperatures even soared to 36.1 degrees Celsius in Woodlands on 14 April.
Daily, the temperature was generally above 34 degrees Celsius too. Nine days of April registered temperatures higher than 35 degrees Celsius.
The wind conditions were around the same as what’s expected in May, with light, low-level winds blowing in from different directions.
Rainfall was below average in April, though, in most parts of Singapore—in the Somerset area, the rainfall recorded was 40% below average.
Still, thundery showers continued over the island in April, usually in the afternoon, though they occasionally extended into the evening. 20 April saw a Sumatra squall, or a line of thunderstorms that developed over Sumatra, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to Singapore.
50°C Was A Lie
According to a viral message that circulated in late April, a heat wave was predicted, and the message claimed that temperatures would shoot up to 40 to 50 degrees Celsius.
They even provided “advice”, allegedly from doctors, saying that people should not drink very cold water when the temperature soars, because “our small blood vessels may burst”.
On 28 April, NEA debunked the claims about the weather in a Facebook post, clarifying that it was unlikely temperatures would reach 40 degrees Celsius, much less 50 degrees Celsius.
The temperature in Singapore hasn’t even reached 40 degrees Celsius—the highest temperature ever recorded was 37 degrees Celsius, on 17 April 1983.
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