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 61° degrees and there is about 253 inch 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 |
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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 | |
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Day temp. (°F) | 83 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 83 |
Night temp. (°F) | 72 | 72 | 76 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 |
Water temp. (°F) | 72 | 72 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 80 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (inch) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 50 | 70 | 29 |
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 99°F in May and the lowest is 83°F in January. The highest water temperature is 93°F and it does not get colder than 72°F.
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.
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