Climate of Chennai

Chennai has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Chennai is 32° degrees and there is about 642 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 196 days a year with an average humidity of 68% and an UV-index of 7.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 37°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 30°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 22°C and 34°C
Rain: it rains 145 days and there is a total of approximately 644 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3530 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 28°C and 37°C
Warmest month:	37°C in May
Coldest month:	28°C in January
Night temperature:	between 22°C and 30°C
Sea temperature:	between 22°C and 34°C
Dry days:	220 days
Days with rain:	145 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	644 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3530 hours

Climate of Chennai
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Chennai
The best travel time for Chennai
Climate of Chennai by month
Experiences with the weather of Chennai

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Chennai.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Chennai.

Climate table of Chennai

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Chennai. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Chennai might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	28	30	33	35	37	36	35	34	33	32	29	28
Night temp. (°C)	22	22	25	27	30	29	28	28	27	26	25	23
Water temp. (°C)	22	22	25	31	34	34	31	31	30	30	29	27
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	7	6	11	11	24	42	21	63	83	126	177	73
Days with rain	6	3	4	4	7	16	12	17	24	21	17	14
Dry days	25	25	27	26	24	14	19	14	6	10	13	17
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	9	10	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	8	6	6
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
UV-index	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7

Best time to visit Chennai

The best time to visit Chennai in India is from January and February and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Chennai is 37°C in May and the lowest is 28°C in January. The highest water temperature is 34°C and it does not get colder than 22°C.

Climate of Chennai by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Chennai? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January