Wind statistics for Chennai
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Chennai, India — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 7.2 mph
- Average gusts: 16.5 mph
- Average daily rain: 4.4 mm
- Average temperature: 28°C
- Good kite days: 80 a year
- Best month: April (kite score 98/100)
- Windiest month: December (8.9 mph)
- Calmest month: October (5.5 mph)
- Rainiest month: November (11.2 mm)
How Chennai compares
Chennai ranks #118 of 326 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 64% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, April, scores 98/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1 mph | 15.7 mph | 1.9 mm | 25°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| February | 6.2 mph | 14.8 mph | 0.2 mm | 27°C | 4 | 79 | EH… |
| March | 6.7 mph | 16.1 mph | 0.3 mm | 28°C | 5 | 85 | YES |
| April | 7.9 mph | 18.5 mph | 0.4 mm | 30°C | 15 | 98 | YES |
| May | 7.4 mph | 17.8 mph | 3.4 mm | 31°C | 7 | 70 | EH… |
| June | 7.5 mph | 17.8 mph | 3.3 mm | 31°C | 8 | 70 | EH… |
| July | 7.9 mph | 18.3 mph | 2.7 mm | 31°C | 9 | 85 | YES |
| August | 6.8 mph | 15.2 mph | 6.2 mm | 29°C | 3 | 66 | EH… |
| September | 6.6 mph | 14.9 mph | 5.4 mm | 29°C | 3 | 63 | EH… |
| October | 5.5 mph | 12.5 mph | 8.2 mm | 28°C | 1 | 51 | EH… |
| November | 8.0 mph | 17.5 mph | 11.2 mm | 26°C | 9 | 70 | EH… |
| December | 8.9 mph | 19.0 mph | 10.0 mm | 26°C | 11 | 70 | EH… |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Chennai, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Chennai using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.