Chennai Weather in December
Chennai in December
The short of it: Chennai in December averages a high of 30 °C (85 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 22° · rain 130 mm · daylight 11 h 21 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Chennai an average December high of 30°, a low of 22° and some 130 mm of rain. Chennai's coldest stretch of the year, 30° by day and 22° by night. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 21 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Chennai runs warmer than most and wetter than most in December. Nerkunram, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Chennai, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 208 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NerkunramTamil Nadu | 8 km WSW | 30° | 22° | 130 mm |
| TiruvottiyūrTamil Nadu | 8 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 129 mm |
| MadhavaramTamil Nadu | 8 km NW | 29° | 22° | 125 mm |
| ManaliTamil Nadu | 9 km N | 29° | 22° | 125 mm |
| MathurTamil Nadu | 10 km NNW | 29° | 21° | 122 mm |
| PuzhalTamil Nadu | 12 km NW | 29° | 22° | 122 mm |
| RamapuramTamil Nadu | 12 km WSW | 29° | 22° | 130 mm |
| AlandurTamil Nadu | 12 km SW | 29° | 22° | 130 mm |