Weather in Chennai

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

• Chennai's temperatures are consistently warm, with all months falling within or exceeding the comfort range and several months experiencing discomfort temperatures

• The minimum temperature remains high throughout the year, ranging from 74.3°F to 84.3°F

• Maximum temperatures peak in April, May, and June, reaching above 90°F, indicating a prolonged hot season

• The temperature range is narrow, suggesting a stable, tropical climate.

Conditions #

• Chennai experiences high sunshine hours from February to May, peaking in April.

• Precipitation is generally low, but increases significantly from October to December, with November being the wettest month.

• The period from June to September observes the lowest sunshine hours.

Daylight Hours #

• In Chennai, the sunrise times vary by approximately 51 minutes throughout the year, with the earliest occurrence in June at 05:43 and the latest in January at 06:34.

• Sunset times show a greater variation of nearly one hour, ranging from the earliest sunset at 17:40 in November to the latest at 18:38 in July.

• The day length experiences a shorter span of 11 hours and 22 minutes in December and a longer duration of 12 hours and 52 minutes in June, indicating a significant seasonal variation in daylight hours.

• Overall, Chennai demonstrates a consistent pattern of earlier sunrises and maximum day length in the summer months, while winters bring later sunrises and shortest days.