Chennai Weather & Climate

India

Chennai sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 45°C in May and nighttime lows bottom out near 27.3°C in January. November is the wettest month (~272 mm), while February is the driest (~10 mm). For sunshine, February leads with about 64% clear skies.

Best time to visit Chennai

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are January, December, and February — expect around 27.335.2°C with roughly 7% chance of rain on a given day in January.

Chennai climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January27.3° / 35.2°7%24 mm58%15.1 kph
February28.2° / 36.2°3%10 mm64%13.9 kph
March30.3° / 38.2°3%10 mm59%15.1 kph
April33.2° / 41.5°6%19 mm40%17.4 kph
May35.3° / 45°11%39 mm17%18.7 kph
June35.2° / 44.9°21%48 mm5%18.8 kph
July34.2° / 42.7°35%71 mm5%18.2 kph
August33.2° / 41.6°42%93 mm7%16.7 kph
September33.3° / 41.9°40%105 mm12%14.2 kph
October31.9° / 39.2°48%225 mm26%14 kph
November30° / 36.1°44%272 mm37%17.4 kph
December27.6° / 34.5°22%125 mm48%17.9 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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