Chennai

Rice and coconut cover the most farmland.
Temperature
20°–38°
Hottest in May, coolest nights in January
Main crop
Rice
106 ha sown

Soil

What soil tests across the district found, nutrient by nutrient.

No data yet for this district.

Climate

Rain and temperature through the year, from 24 years of weather records.

Rain

No rain records here yet.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 38°, nights 27°

Coolest in January: days about 30°, nights 20°.

Averages for an area about 100 km across; hills and valleys can differ by several degrees.

Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°).

Crops that suit Chennai

Judged on the soil, rain and temperature here, whether or not they're grown here now. Best bets first: what each could earn an acre before costs, with risky crops moved down.

Kharif 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Capsicum Elephant Foot Yam Cabbage

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Rabi 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Cabbage Carrot Capsicum

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Whole year 0 good fits

No crop fits well in this season here.

Possible with effort: Pear Grapes Pomegranate

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What grows here

Each crop's share of the district's farmland in recent years, with its yield. Tap a crop to see it across India.

Yield against other districts

Rice

Yield is better than 42% of districts growing it.

0.0 1.8 3.6
2018-19 2024-25
Latest 3.3 t/ha in 2024-25

Source: Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2018-19 to 2024-25.

Compared with similar soil

What this district harvests, next to districts whose soil tests look alike.

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Who farms here

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Districts with similar soil

Places whose soil tests look most like this district's, and what they grow.

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Blocks in this district

Open a block for its soil report and the villages in it.

No block-level soil records for this district yet.