But the monsoon had arrived early this year.
Unlike temperate countries, Singapore does not have a winter. However, it is heavily influenced by two distinct monsoon seasons (wet) separated by inter-monsoon periods (hot and humid). singapore monsoon season
The smell of the coming monsoon in Singapore is unmistakable. It isn’t the scent of rain—not yet. It is the smell of pressure, a heavy, metallic weight that sits on the chest and flattens the city’s skyline into a haze of grey steel. But the monsoon had arrived early this year