Chennai, India Air Quality

As of 10:20 AM
Air quality index143Unhealthy for sensitive groups

People with asthma, heart or lung conditions, children and older adults should limit long or intense outdoor activity.

Next 24 hours

US AQI
  1. 157Now
  2. 146
  3. 136
  4. 12612 PM
  5. 122
  6. 118
  7. 1143 PM
  8. 115
  9. 116
  10. 1186 PM
  11. 129
  12. 140
  13. 1519 PM
  14. 152
  15. 152
  16. 15312 AM
  17. 154
  18. 154
  19. 1553 AM
  20. 155
  21. 155
  22. 1556 AM
  23. 154
  24. 154

Air quality outlook

Worst hour each day
  • Today158Unhealthy
  • Sun 18155Unhealthy
  • Mon 19161Unhealthy
  • Tue 20145Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Wed 21153Unhealthy

From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.

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About Chennai weather

Chennai is in Chennai, India at 13.09°, 80.28°. Right now it’s 31° and mostly cloudy; today’s high is 31° with a 65% chance of rain.

India's weather is dominated by the monsoon, one of the most powerful seasonal climate phenomena on Earth. The southwest monsoon arrives in June, sweeping moisture-laden air from the Indian Ocean across the subcontinent and delivering roughly 75% of India's annual rainfall between June and September. This single weather event determines agricultural success for hundreds of millions of people and drives the rhythm of life across the country.

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