Udaipur is 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day, Chennai has 7.7°C (13.9°F) warmer nights, Chennai gets 593 mm (23.3 in) more rain a year.
Chennai is at its warmest in May and coolest in January, while Udaipur peaks in May and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Chennai is the warmer of the two in 11 of 12 months.
Chennai is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,244 mm (49 in) of rain a year against 651 mm (25.6 in) in Udaipur. The most comfortable time to visit is January, November and December in Chennai and February, November and December in Udaipur.
| Chennai | Metric | Udaipur |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 34.9°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 35.9°C |
| 22.6°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 14.9°C |
| May | 🔥Hottest month | May |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,244 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 651 mm |
| November | ☔Wettest month | July |
| March | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 72% | 💧Average humidity | 45% |
| 3.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.4 m/s |
Overnight, Chennai typically falls to around 22.6°C (72.7°F) while Udaipur settles near 14.9°C (58.8°F).
Chennai is hottest in May and coldest in January, whereas Udaipur peaks in May and is coolest in January.
Chennai sees the most rain in November and the least in March; Udaipur is wettest in July and driest in December.
Chennai feels the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity against 45%.
For Udaipur, the pick of the year is February, November and December.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Chennai | Udaipur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 18.9 | 24.3 | 29.8 | 5.2 | 17.6❄️ | 30 |
| February | 19.5 | 26.4 | 33.4 | 6.9 | 20.3 | 33.6 |
| March | 21.2 | 29.3 | 37.3 | 11.5 | 25.1 | 38.7 |
| April | 24.2 | 31.8 | 39.5 | 17.1 | 29.5 | 42 |
| May | 26 | 33.3🔥 | 40.5 | 21.3 | 32.4 | 43.4 |
| June | 25.1 | 31.8 | 38.4 | 23.3 | 32.9🔥 | 42.6 |
| July | 24.5 | 30.8 | 37 | 22.3 | 29.5 | 36.7 |
| August | 24.3 | 30.2 | 36.2 | 20.9 | 26.6 | 32.4 |
| September | 23.8 | 29.2 | 34.7 | 18.6 | 26.2 | 33.8 |
| October | 23 | 28 | 33.1 | 14.7 | 24.6 | 34.4 |
| November | 20.8 | 25.5 | 30.3 | 10.5 | 21.6 | 32.6 |
| December | 19.6 | 24.2❄️ | 28.8 | 6.5 | 18.3 | 30.1 |
| Annual Avg | 22.6 | 28.7 | 34.9 | 14.9 | 25.4 | 35.9 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Chennai and Udaipur feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Chennai and Udaipur — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Udaipur is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 35.9°C (96.6°F) against 34.9°C (94.8°F) in Chennai — roughly 1°C (1.8°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Chennai, with average lows of 22.6°C (72.7°F) versus 14.9°C (58.8°F).
Chennai is hottest in May, averaging highs of about 40.5°C (105°F), while Udaipur peaks in May at around 43.4°C (110.2°F). That makes Udaipur the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Udaipur gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 5.2°C (41.3°F), compared with 18.9°C (66°F) at the low point of the year in Chennai.
Chennai is the wetter city, collecting about 1,244 mm (49 in) of rain a year versus 651 mm (25.6 in) in Udaipur. Chennai is wettest in November and driest in March; Udaipur is wettest in July and driest in December.
Chennai is the more humid of the two, averaging 72% relative humidity over the year against 45% in Udaipur.
The most comfortable months in Chennai are January, November and December, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Udaipur is at its most pleasant around February, November and December, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Chennai is the warmer city in 11 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in January, about 6.7°C (12.1°F), and narrowest in May, about 0.9°C (1.6°F).
Udaipur has the bigger seasonal swing, about 15.3°C (27.5°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 9.1°C (16.4°F) in Chennai — so Chennai has the steadier, more even climate.
On climate alone, Udaipur comes out ahead — it offers warmer days, less rain and lower humidity than Chennai. Chennai is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer cooler weather, more rainfall and a more humid climate.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Chennai and Udaipur, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
