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Extreme

flood Flood Risk in Singapore, Singapore

Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10

Risk: 9Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • High risk rating for Singapore based on ThinkHazard (Urban flood)
  • Frequent historical activity recorded in proximity
  • High recent activity — multiple events in the last 12 months
  • Significant river or coastal flood exposure

Peak season: March-September

Last significant event: Flash Flood - E of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (2025-12-17) — 12,800 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Floods

1
New York, NY
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Los Angeles, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
San Antonio, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
San Diego, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
10
San Jose, CA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
Singapore is not in the top 10 for flood risk among tracked cities.

How Singapore Compares

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Notable Flood Events Near Singapore

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable flood events near Singapore, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Flash Flood - E of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (December 2025) — 12,800 people exposed; $90M capital exposed.

Flash Flood - E of Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

December 16, 2025 — WATCH

12,800 people exposed; $90M capital exposed

Floods - Singapore

August 19, 2021 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Johor, Malaysia

June 21, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Johor, Malaysia

January 29, 2020 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Floods - Peninsular Malaysia

December 15, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Flood Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Know if your property is in a flood zone — check FEMA maps
  • 2.Consider flood insurance even if not in a high-risk zone
  • 3.Never drive through flooded roadways — Turn Around, Don’t Drown
  • 4.Move valuables and important documents to upper floors
  • 5.Install sump pumps and check valves in plumbing

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How this data is built

Singapore, Singapore flood risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live flood monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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