Tamil Nadu · India
Chennai
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- Local time
- Asia/Kolkata
- Country
- India
- Population
- 4,681,087
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Airports
- MAA
- 16 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 2,940 km
- 4 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Chennai, month by month
- Jan28°
- Feb30°
- Mar34°
- Apr35°
- May36°
- Jun35°
- Jul34°
- Aug33°
- Sept32°
- Oct30°
- Nov28°
- Dec27°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: December to February.
Mean highs run from 27°C in December to 36°C in May, with about 1,253 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for ChennaiModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Chennai
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBChennai
2,940 km
4 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHChennai
2,970 km
4 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Kolkata
- Country
- India
- Currency
- Indian Rupee INRToday's indicative rate: INR 10 ≈ USD 0.105Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and D230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency100police101fire108ambulance102patient transport, mainly for mothers and childrenOfficial source: Ministry of Home Affairs, India and National Health Mission, India. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +91 · On the left
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