Chennai weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Chennai is expected to be 39°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Chennai, India for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 20th May 2026 GMT

More about Chennai

Chennai by month

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Recommended for India

TUI: Top deals & discounts on 2026/2027 holidays

  • Explore latest special offers & online deals from TUI
  • Free child places & £0 deposits with direct debit available
  • Book summer & winter sun holidays in 2026/2027
Go to TUI deal >>

View all TUI offers

TUITUI deal finder

The 5-day weather forecast for India (Chennai) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Chennai weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Chennai for the next 5 days.

Chennai weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chennai, India with a maximum temperature of 39°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 8 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a light breeze of 12 kph from the south-west.

  • 39°C maximum temperature39
    °C maximum temperature
  • 32°C minimum temperature32
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 8 hours of bright sunshine8
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)UV9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Light breeze of 12 kph from the South-West12
    kph wind from SW

Back to top

Chennai weather for Friday 22nd May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Chennai, India with a maximum temperature of 38°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

  • 38°C maximum temperature38
    °C maximum temperature
  • 32°C minimum temperature32
    °C minimum temperature
  • Scattered clouds
    scattered clouds
  • 9 hours of bright sunshine9
    hours of sunshine
  • UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the West13
    kph wind from W

Back to top

Chennai weather for Saturday 23rd May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chennai, India with a maximum temperature of 37°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 23% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

  • 37°C maximum temperature37
    °C maximum temperature
  • 31°C minimum temperature31
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)UV9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 23% chance of some rain23
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the West13
    kph wind from W

Back to top

Chennai weather for Sunday 24th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Chennai, India with a maximum temperature of 37°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 29% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the west.

  • 37°C maximum temperature37
    °C maximum temperature
  • 31°C minimum temperature31
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)UV8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 29% chance of some rain29
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the West16
    kph wind from W

Back to top

Chennai weather for Monday 25th May 2026

Expect broken clouds in Chennai, India with a maximum temperature of 37°C, very high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the west.

  • 37°C maximum temperature37
    °C maximum temperature
  • 31°C minimum temperature31
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)UV5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Very high heat & humidityVH
    very high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the West15
    kph wind from W

Back to top

TUI: Top deals & discounts on 2026/2027 holidays

  • Explore latest special offers & online deals from TUI
  • Free child places & £0 deposits with direct debit available
  • Book summer & winter sun holidays in 2026/2027
Go to TUI deal >>

View all TUI offers

TUITUI deal finder

More about India

Related posts

Popular travel offers

Explore holiday destinations

More holidays

Save with latest deals & discounts

More deals

Airport parking

More parking

Airport lounges

More lounges

Top ^