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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

India · 4.7M people · 15 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high86°F (30°C)89°F (32°C)93°F (34°C)96°F (36°C)100°F (38°C)99°F (37°C)96°F (36°C)95°F (35°C)95°F (35°C)91°F (33°C)87°F (31°C)85°F (30°C)
Average low71°F (21°C)72°F (22°C)75°F (24°C)79°F (26°C)82°F (28°C)81°F (27°C)80°F (26°C)79°F (26°C)78°F (26°C)77°F (25°C)74°F (24°C)72°F (22°C)
Dew point67°F (19°C)68°F (20°C)71°F (22°C)75°F (24°C)75°F (24°C)73°F (23°C)72°F (22°C)73°F (23°C)74°F (24°C)74°F (23°C)72°F (22°C)68°F (20°C)
Rainfall0.7 in (17 mm)0.2 in (5 mm)0.1 in (4 mm)0.9 in (22 mm)2 in (52 mm)3 in (75 mm)4.1 in (105 mm)6.6 in (168 mm)5 in (127 mm)11.6 in (294 mm)13.4 in (340 mm)5.1 in (131 mm)
Rainy days1001248111015136
Snowfall0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)
Sunshine234 h240 h273 h254 h242 h148 h118 h127 h154 h158 h160 h194 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+1.1°F (+0.6°C)

Models range from +0.8°F (+0.4°C) to +1.5°F (+0.8°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

177 → 194

About 1.1× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +0.6°F (+0.3°C)
  • February: +0.4°F (+0.2°C)
  • March: +0.1°F (+0.1°C)
  • April: +0.6°F (+0.3°C)
  • May: +0.9°F (+0.5°C)
  • June: +0.8°F (+0.4°C)
  • July: +1.3°F (+0.7°C)
  • August: +1.4°F (+0.8°C)
  • September: +1.1°F (+0.6°C)
  • October: +1.2°F (+0.7°C)
  • November: +1.0°F (+0.6°C)
  • December: +1.0°F (+0.5°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.