Brickworks Estate weather in May

In May, Brickworks Estate sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 224 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Brickworks Estate's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brickworks Estate's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
224 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:59 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical May day in Brickworks Estate reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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How May really feels in Brickworks Estate

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Brickworks Estate weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 25°16019.111.94.8
Feb28° / 25°8713.4125.4
Mar28° / 26°14320.5124.4
Apr29° / 26°19126123.5
May29° / 27°22426.712.13.4
Jun29° / 27°19923.212.13.8
Jul28° / 27°1952312.14.0
Aug28° / 26°17823.2124.0
Sep28° / 26°16121.1124.1
Oct28° / 26°20124.6123.8
Nov28° / 26°28027.811.93.5
Dec27° / 26°26724.711.94.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42179
52179
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72080
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92080
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112080
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Brickworks Estate gets around 224 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 86% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
190
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1584
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2786
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3085
3185

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11585
21486
31387
41387
51387
61288
71288
81288
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
151387
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201387
211486
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281684
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Wind in May

Winds average 11 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:017:03
212.07:007:03
312.07:007:03
412.07:007:03
512.07:007:03
612.07:007:03
712.17:007:03
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in March across the year — May's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Brickworks Estate?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Brickworks Estate.

What to pack for Brickworks Estate in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Brickworks Estate sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Brickworks Estate in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Brickworks Estate in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Brickworks Estate peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Brickworks Estate in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Brickworks Estate is worst in September — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (February, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1945 µg/m³Feb 821 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brickworks Estate?

Brickworks Estate sits at 1.3°N, 103.8°E, 26 m above sea level, in Singapore. The nearest listed city is Queenstown Estate, 1.0 km away.

Tiong Bahru EstateOutram ParkTanglinSingapore

Topography around Brickworks Estate

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Brickworks Estate.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brickworks Estate has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Brickworks Estate is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, water (47%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and water (55%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
656 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
May weather nearby: Queenstown Estate 1.0 km · Margaret Drive 1.0 km · Telok Blangah 1.0 km · Bukit Merah Estate 2.0 km · Tiong Bahru Estate 3.0 km · Outram Park 3.0 km · Tanglin 3.0 km · Singapore 5.0 km

Singapore travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 60% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$98,814
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
2.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Buddhist 31%none 20%Christian 19%Muslim 16%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Brickworks Estate (1.2872°, 103.8083°, elevation 26 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).