Weather in Chennai in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Chennai in March
The temperature in March is +29°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +31°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +30°C.
Is Chennai warm or cold in March?
Chennai is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +28°C to +30°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +24°C to +25°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Chennai:
Climate in Chennai in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +19°C | +21°C | +24°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +39°C | +39°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 10 mm | 9 mm | 11 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1007 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +28°C to +30°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 10 mm to 9 mm. Humidity rises from 77% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 13 to 16.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
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 increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Chennai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Chennai in March 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, 2022.
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.