Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Climate

Weather: 35.35°C/95.63°F, Wind SW at 4.12 km/h, 64% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Chennai Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 3.88 meters (12.73 feet) above sea level, Chennai has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 29.47ºC (85.05ºF) and it is 3.5% higher than India’s averages. Chennai typically receives about 160.99 millimeters (6.34 inches) of precipitation and has 155.82 rainy days (42.69% of the time) annually.

CountryIndia
CityTamil Nadu
Longitude80.2707184
Latitude13.0826802
Attitude/Elevation3.88m (12.73ft)
Local timeTuesday 08:01
Annual high temperature31.09ºC (87.96ºF)
Annual low temperature26.81ºC (80.26ºF)
Average annual precip.160.99mm (6.34in)
Warmest monthMay (34.79ºC / 94.62ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (23.63ºC / 74.53ºF)
Wettest MonthNovember (481.17mm / 18.94in)
Driest MonthMarch (8.94mm / 0.35in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)155.82 days (42.69%)
Days with no rain209.18 days (57.31%)
Humidity70.7%

Climate Chennai: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.0(84.2)32.0(89.6)35.0(95.0)36.0(96.8)39.0(102.2)38.0(100.4)37.0(98.6)36.0(96.8)34.0(93.2)35.0(95.0)32.0(89.6)31.0(87.8)39.0(102.2)
Average high °C (°F)27.33(81.19)28.52(83.34)30.89(87.6)32.9(91.22)34.79(94.62)34.08(93.34)33.04(91.47)32.4(90.32)31.78(89.2)30.93(87.67)28.91(84.04)27.52(81.54)31.09(87.96)
Daily mean °C (°F)25.92(78.66)26.89(80.4)29.05(84.29)31.02(87.84)32.84(91.11)32.33(90.19)31.39(88.5)30.68(87.22)30.12(86.22)29.45(85.01)27.64(81.75)26.31(79.36)29.47(85.05)
Average low °C (°F)23.63(74.53)24.12(75.42)25.83(78.49)27.89(82.2)29.84(85.71)29.49(85.08)28.6(83.48)27.95(82.31)27.53(81.55)27.01(80.62)25.58(78.04)24.3(75.74)26.81(80.26)
Record low °C (°F)21.0(69.8)22.0(71.6)23.0(73.4)25.0(77.0)26.0(78.8)22.0(71.6)23.0(73.4)20.0(68.0)21.0(69.8)20.0(68.0)20.0(68.0)19.0(66.2)19.0(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)21.91(0.86)17.78(0.7)8.94(0.35)21.27(0.84)69.25(2.73)112.65(4.44)149.94(5.9)236.15(9.3)270.93(10.67)332.01(13.07)481.17(18.94)209.91(8.26)160.99(6.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)4.732.092.092.275.5516.7320.8225.025.7322.3616.1812.2712.99
Average relative humidity (%)72.3671.571.2372.467.5663.4865.2868.9672.0272.9575.4575.1570.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.3211.4911.4212.3112.7512.6512.5812.4412.1510.217.98.0211.19

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Chennai in recent years.

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Chennai Temperature by Month

May
32.84°C | 91.11°F
June
32.33°C | 90.19°F
July
31.39°C | 88.5°F
April
31.02°C | 87.84°F
August
30.68°C | 87.22°F
September
30.12°C | 86.22°F
October
29.45°C | 85.01°F
March
29.05°C | 84.29°F
November
27.64°C | 81.75°F
February
26.89°C | 80.4°F
December
26.31°C | 79.36°F
January
25.92°C | 78.66°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature31.0°C (87.8°F)28.47°C (83.25°F)25.0°C (77.0°F)
Avg Temperature29.0°C (84.2°F)27.57°C (81.63°F)25.0°C (77.0°F)
Min Temperature27.0°C (80.6°F)26.03°C (78.85°F)24.0°C (75.2°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point24.0°C (75.2°F)22.9°C (73.22°F)21.0°C (69.8°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation119.6mm | 4.71in24.02mm | 0.95in0.0mm | 0in720.5mm | 28.37in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind30.0kmh | 18.64mph18.9kmh | 11.74mph7.0kmh | 4.35mph
Gust Wind43.0kmh | 26.72mph28.1kmh | 17.46mph9.0kmh | 5.59mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure119.6mb24.02mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
November° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2017-11-0127 | 80.623 | 73.48323 | 14.2929.85 | 101164.6 | 2.54
2017-11-0227 | 80.623 | 73.48122 | 13.6729.83 | 101041.8 | 1.65
2017-11-0327 | 80.623 | 73.48223 | 14.2929.8 | 100960.2 | 2.37
2017-11-0427 | 80.623 | 73.48216 | 9.9429.8 | 100947.3 | 1.86
2017-11-0528 | 82.423 | 73.48119 | 11.8129.83 | 101032.6 | 1.28
2017-11-0628 | 82.423 | 73.47918 | 11.1829.85 | 101139.0 | 1.54
2017-11-0728 | 82.423 | 73.47616 | 9.9429.85 | 101114.4 | 0.57
2017-11-0828 | 82.423 | 73.47720 | 12.4329.85 | 101110.3 | 0.41
2017-11-0928 | 82.423 | 73.47723 | 14.2929.83 | 10100.3 | 0.01
2017-11-1028 | 82.423 | 73.47525 | 15.5329.83 | 10102.7 | 0.11
2017-11-1128 | 82.422 | 71.67530 | 18.6429.8 | 10097.9 | 0.31
2017-11-1226 | 78.822 | 71.68127 | 16.7829.77 | 100848.6 | 1.91
2017-11-1325 | 77.022 | 71.68725 | 15.5329.74 | 1007119.6 | 4.71
2017-11-1425 | 77.023 | 73.48625 | 15.5329.71 | 100689.5 | 3.52
2017-11-1529 | 84.223 | 73.47312 | 7.4629.71 | 10060.0 | 0.0
2017-11-1629 | 84.223 | 73.47411 | 6.8429.74 | 10072.2 | 0.09
2017-11-1729 | 84.223 | 73.4759 | 5.5929.8 | 10090.2 | 0.01
2017-11-1829 | 84.224 | 75.2777 | 4.3529.83 | 10100.3 | 0.01
2017-11-1929 | 84.224 | 75.27710 | 6.2129.85 | 10110.4 | 0.02
2017-11-2028 | 82.424 | 75.27913 | 8.0829.85 | 101119.7 | 0.78
2017-11-2128 | 82.424 | 75.28015 | 9.3229.85 | 101112.9 | 0.51
2017-11-2228 | 82.423 | 73.47718 | 11.1829.83 | 10106.5 | 0.26
2017-11-2328 | 82.422 | 71.67312 | 7.4629.83 | 10100.2 | 0.01
2017-11-2428 | 82.422 | 71.67413 | 8.0829.85 | 10111.0 | 0.04
2017-11-2527 | 80.621 | 69.87222 | 13.6729.91 | 10130.5 | 0.02
2017-11-2627 | 80.623 | 73.48221 | 13.0529.91 | 101334.1 | 1.34
2017-11-2727 | 80.623 | 73.48123 | 14.2929.85 | 101116.4 | 0.65
2017-11-2827 | 80.623 | 73.47922 | 13.6729.88 | 10120.8 | 0.03
2017-11-2927 | 80.623 | 73.47924 | 14.9129.88 | 10127.3 | 0.29
2017-11-3027 | 80.623 | 73.48223 | 14.2929.85 | 101139.2 | 1.54

Chennai 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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