Weather in Chennai in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Chennai in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +31°C with a maximum of +33°C and a minimum of +26°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +31°C.
Is Chennai warm or cold in April?
Chennai is typically hot in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +30°C to +32°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +28°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Chennai:
Climate in Chennai in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +32°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +24°C | +25°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +39°C | +39°C | +42°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 9 mm | 11 mm | 38 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 78% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1007 HPa | 1004 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April weather is still as good as in March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +30°C to +32°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 9 mm to 11 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 78%. Winds are stronger in comparison to March, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in March to 12 in April.
Next month (May) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Chennai is gradually decreasing during April, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Chennai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chennai in April has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1989 (+29°C) and the highest in 2019 (+33°C). The driest year was 1982 with only 445 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1996 with 1545 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Chennai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.