Singapore logs historic heat in latest months as climate balance slips further this summer season.
In March alone, the city-state recorded its wettest month ever while simultaneously logging a new temperature high for June and November earlier that year; these extreme weather events mark 2025 among S'pore's top ten warmest years on record alongside unprecedented rainfall totals reported by Singapore Meteorological Services. Officials warn against breaking further records given the region is already experiencing dangerous heat levels, as climate indicators continue to show a significant shift in Earth's balance toward more volatile conditions across Southeast Asia this year
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1Singapore recorded its first-ever hot months in history during late-year periods (June) while experiencing unprecedented rainfall levels throughout 2015.
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2The Meteorological Service Singapore released an annual climate assessment report confirming that extreme weather conditions prevailed across the city-state last year.
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Singapore experienced a dramatic swing in its weather patterns throughout 2024 (noting that while headlines refer to 'last year' as the wettest March/hottest June/Nov of record, and one source explicitly mentions La Nina's cooling influence for this context), recording both some of its hottest months ever—specifically June—and simultaneously witnessing a historicly heavy rainfall in May.
— [Mar 24] Singapore logs hottest, wettest months ever in 2025..."Some records shouldn't be broken," especially when the city is already hot enough. The Meteorological Service of Singapore (MSS) released an Annual Climate Assessment Report stating that several weather extremes were matched or broke existing limits.
— [Mar 23] Weather extremes recorded for Singapore in 2025 with wettest ever March, hottest ever June and November"Weather prevailed" as extreme conditions hit the Republic. While it was one of S'pore's top ten warmest years overall due to record-breaking heat stress during specific months like June.
— [Mar 13] Extreme weather in Singapore: wettest March, hottest May and November"2025 a year of extreme climate," with the Met report confirming that while La Nina's cooling influence was present for some periods (implied by contrast to heat), record-breaking temperatures were logged.
— [Mar 13] Extreme weather in Singapore: wettest March, hottest May and NovemberSingapore experienced extreme weather in 2025 with record-breaking rainfall and temperatures that shattered historical records for both wetness (March) and heat across multiple months including June, November, October, and overall annual averages. These local extremes align with global findings from the World Meteorological Organisation indicating an unprecedented energy imbalance driven by rising greenhouse gas concentrations since at least 800,000 years ago.
Singapore experienced extreme weather in late last, with March becoming its wettest month ever due to La Niña and three monsoon surges. Conversely, June saw record-breaking heat as part of 7th-wettest yet joint-8th warmest year on record overall since the MSS Annual Climate Assessment Report was released
Singapore's Meteorological Service reported that 2025 was an extreme year featuring record-breaking weather, including its hottest June and November along with a peak wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) reading. Despite La Niña cooling influences driving long-term warming trends to cause these extremes, the nation is now prioritizing climate adaptation for future impacts while expanding AI-enhanced heat monitoring networks.