2025 a year of weather extremes for S’pore, with hottest June and November on record logged: Report
The Straits Times
Singapore experienced extreme weather in 2025, including record high temperatures and rainfall, according to the latest climate report. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The year 2025 was a year of extremes, a new climate report has shown. Singapore’s weather notched a number of records, including the wettest March and the hottest June and November so far.
Singapore also experienced its highest-ever heat stress reading in 2025, when the wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) hit 35 deg C at Palawan Green on Sentosa on Oct 31. The previous record of 34.9 deg C was logged at Woodlands Stadium on Aug 8, 2021.
Heat stress occurs when excess heat builds up in the body, as it is unable to cool itself down sufficiently. WBGT measures heat stress by accounting for air temperature, humidity levels, wind speed and solar radiation.
The data was released by the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), a unit under the National Environment Agency (NEA), in its annual climate assessment report on March 23.
The report also showed that despite the influence of the La Nina climate phenomenon, which usually brings a cool, rainy respite over the region, 2025 ranked as Singapore’s eighth-hottest year on record, with an average temperature of 28.1 deg C.
This shows the impact of long-term warming caused by climate change, the report said.
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