GreenlyLast and first frost dates in Chennai
India
Chennai had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Chennai
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near Chennai
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Chennai
Within 15 km of Chennai OpenStreetMap lists 1 garden centre, 2 farm-supply shops, 1 plant nursery, 18 markets and 4 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Koyambedu Flower Market, 8 km away.
- Koyambedu Flower Market — market
Mon–Sun 03:00–20:00 · 8 km - Pazhamudir Nilayam — farm shop
Valluvar Kottam High Road, Chennai · 4 km - kottivakkam seafood Market — market
East Coast Road SH49, 600041 kottivakkam,chennai · 12 km - Eco Fertilizer distribution shop — farm shop
Velachery Bypass Road, Chennai · 12 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Chennai: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Chennai by month
Average weather in Chennai over 2016–2025: the warmest month is June. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (27.7–34.8 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: March–October (30.4–34.8 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 22.1 °C. About 1374 mm of rain falls in a year, on 138 days; November is the wettest month (341 mm) and February the driest (5 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.8 | 22.1 | 27 | 6 |
| February | 29.3 | 22.1 | 5 | 1 |
| March | 31.2 | 24.1 | 12 | 2 |
| April | 33 | 26.6 | 11 | 3 |
| May | 34.3 | 27.6 | 83 | 7 |
| June | 34.8 | 27.5 | 71 | 11 |
| July | 33.4 | 26.5 | 111 | 17 |
| August | 32.8 | 26 | 148 | 18 |
| September | 32 | 25.7 | 150 | 20 |
| October | 30.4 | 24.8 | 227 | 21 |
| November | 28.5 | 23.9 | 341 | 20 |
| December | 27.7 | 23 | 188 | 12 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
