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Chennai from Lima
17,548 km, about 22h 19m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Chennai and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
- JanJChennai in January: sweet spot
- FebFChennai in February: sweet spot, busy
- MarMChennai in March: sweet spot, busy
- AprAChennai in April: avoid
- MayMChennai in May: avoid
- JunJChennai in June: avoid
- JulJChennai in July: avoid
- AugAChennai in August: ok, busy
- SepSChennai in September: ok
- OctOChennai in October: ok
- NovNChennai in November: ok, busy
- DecDChennai in December: sweet spot
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
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Month by month from Lima
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| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28° | 2d | 70 | sweet spot | 28C max, 2 rainy days |
| Feb | 30° | 0d | 49 | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Mar | 33° | 1d | 62 | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 35° | 0d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 13 days over 35C |
| May | 36° | 4d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 21 days over 35C |
| Jun | 36° | 3d | 74 | avoid | extreme heat: 23 days over 35C |
| Jul | 34° | 7d | 80 | avoid | extreme heat: 14 days over 35C |
| Aug | 34° | 11d | 60 | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Sep | 33° | 10d | 100 | ok | 33C max, 10 rainy days |
| Oct | 31° | 14d | 80 | ok | 31C max, 14 rainy days |
| Nov | 29° | 14d | 51 | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 28° | 6d | 68 | sweet spot | 28C max, 6 rainy days |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in PE as well as at Chennai, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
The year in Chennai
Chennai has intense heat from March to May; plan indoor activities during this time. The northeastern monsoon from June to November can cause heavy rainfall and should be considered for travel plans.
| Busiest |
early Nov to mid Dec — The northeastern monsoon brings moderate rainfall but also cooler temperatures, making it a popular time for tourists.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
mid Sep to late Oct — Transition period with fewer crowds and decent weather as the rains start to taper off.
mid Dec to late Feb — Post-monsoon cool and pleasant weather attracts a moderate number of visitors.
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| Wet or stormy |
early Jun to late Sep — monsoon, moderate
early Oct to late Oct — monsoon, severe
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| Watch out for | extreme heat |
Written by a language model from the climate figures above. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe.
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