Woodlands climate

Woodlands is warmest in March, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 24 °C. November is the wettest month (336 mm) and February the driest (134 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Woodlands averages 2,686 mm of rain and 364 days above 25 °C.

Singapore · population 254,440 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 26°
  2. Feb 26°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 27°
  5. May 27°
  6. Jun 27°
  7. Jul 27°
  8. Aug 27°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 27°
  11. Nov 26°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectWoodlands through the year

Woodlands changes little through the year. Average daily highs stay between 28 and 29 °C, so no month stands out as a season in the way it would further from the equator.

Counted across a normal year, 364 days a year reach 25 °C, 32 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in March.

Rain is strongly seasonal. November averages 336 mm against 134 mm in February — 2.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 28.1 °C 208 mm 84 %
February 28.8 °C 134 mm 79 %
March 29.3 °C 219 mm 77 %
April 29.3 °C 259 mm 80 %
May 29.2 °C 232 mm 79 %
June 29.0 °C 187 mm 76 %
July 28.6 °C 173 mm 75 %
August 28.6 °C 176 mm 77 %
September 28.7 °C 175 mm 79 %
October 28.8 °C 260 mm 85 %
November 28.4 °C 336 mm 90 %
December 28.1 °C 329 mm 90 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January28.1 °C24.0 °C25.6 °C31.4 °C21.5 °C3110
February28.8 °C24.2 °C26.1 °C32.9 °C21.4 °C2840
March29.3 °C24.6 °C26.6 °C35.5 °C21.6 °C3170
April29.3 °C25.0 °C26.9 °C32.1 °C22.7 °C3050
May29.2 °C25.4 °C27.2 °C32.3 °C23.3 °C3150
June29.0 °C25.5 °C27.2 °C31.4 °C23.0 °C3030
July28.6 °C25.2 °C26.9 °C30.8 °C23.1 °C3110
August28.6 °C25.1 °C26.8 °C31.7 °C23.1 °C3110
September28.7 °C25.0 °C26.7 °C32.7 °C22.3 °C3020
October28.8 °C24.7 °C26.6 °C32.0 °C22.5 °C3120
November28.4 °C24.4 °C26.0 °C31.1 °C22.8 °C3010
December28.1 °C24.2 °C25.7 °C31.3 °C22.1 °C3110

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January208 mm2212 h/day84 %85 %16 km/h
February134 mm1612 h/day79 %83 %16 km/h
March219 mm2412 h/day77 %84 %12 km/h
April259 mm2712 h/day80 %86 %10 km/h
May232 mm2812 h/day79 %86 %11 km/h
June187 mm2412 h/day76 %85 %12 km/h
July173 mm2412 h/day75 %84 %14 km/h
August176 mm2512 h/day77 %84 %14 km/h
September175 mm2412 h/day79 %84 %13 km/h
October260 mm2612 h/day85 %85 %12 km/h
November336 mm2812 h/day90 %87 %11 km/h
December329 mm2712 h/day90 %87 %14 km/h

How Woodlands compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Woodlands 29 °C 24 °C 2,686 mm 364
Johor Bahru · Malaysia 30 °C 24 °C 2,632 mm 364
Ang Mo Kio New Town · Singapore 29 °C 24 °C 2,556 mm 364
Bandar Seri Alam · Malaysia 30 °C 24 °C 2,649 mm 364
Sengkang New Town · Singapore 29 °C 24 °C 2,583 mm 365
Pasir Gudang · Malaysia 30 °C 24 °C 2,694 mm 364
Jurong Town · Singapore 29 °C 24 °C 2,593 mm 364

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Woodlands.

QuestionsCommon questions about Woodlands’s climate

When is the best time to visit Woodlands?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, November, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, March is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Woodlands get?

In March, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 32 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 24 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Woodlands?

November, averaging 336 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is February with 134 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,686 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Woodlands rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.