Chennai Weather in August
Chennai in August
The short of it: Chennai in August averages a high of 35 °C (95 °F) and a low of 26 °C (79 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 26° · rain 168 mm · daylight 12 h 33 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
August in Chennai brings afternoons near 35° and nights around 26°, with about 168 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 168 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 33 min in mid-August, 16 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Chennai runs warmer than most and about as wet in August. Nerkunram, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Chennai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 63 mm more rain
- Versus September
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NerkunramTamil Nadu | 8 km WSW | 35° | 26° | 173 mm |
| TiruvottiyūrTamil Nadu | 8 km NNE | 35° | 26° | 164 mm |
| MadhavaramTamil Nadu | 8 km NW | 35° | 26° | 169 mm |
| ManaliTamil Nadu | 9 km N | 35° | 26° | 164 mm |
| MathurTamil Nadu | 10 km NNW | 35° | 26° | 167 mm |
| PuzhalTamil Nadu | 12 km NW | 34° | 26° | 173 mm |
| RamapuramTamil Nadu | 12 km WSW | 35° | 26° | 179 mm |
| AlandurTamil Nadu | 12 km SW | 35° | 26° | 179 mm |