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extreme-heat Extreme Heat Risk in Chennai, India

Risk Level: Low — Score 0/10

Risk: 0Historical: 10

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Key Risk Factors

  • 7 events on record in proximity
  • 2 event(s) in the last 12 months
  • Largest recent event exposed 1,445,538,700 people

Peak season: June-September

Last significant event: Heat Wave - India (2026-07-14) — 28,700,000 people exposed

Highest Risk Cities for Extreme Heats

1
Chicago, IL
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
2
Houston, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
3
Phoenix, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
4
Philadelphia, PA
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
5
Dallas, TX
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
6
Las Vegas, NV
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
7
Tucson, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
8
Mesa, AZ
FEMA: 9Historical: 10
9
Mumbai, India
Risk: 9Historical: 10
10
Shanghai, China
Risk: 9Historical: 10
Chennai is not in the top 10 for extreme heat risk among tracked cities.

How Chennai Compares

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Notable Extreme Heat Events Near Chennai

DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable extreme heat events near Chennai, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Extreme Heat - India (April 2025) — 1,445,538,700 people exposed; $6,103,652M capital exposed.

Extreme Heat - India

April 23, 2025 — WARNING

1,445,538,700 people exposed; $6,103,652M capital exposed

Extreme Heat - Eastern India

April 23, 2024 — WARNING

620,987,000 people exposed; $2,482,408M capital exposed

Heat Wave - India

July 13, 2026 — ADVISORY

28,700,000 people exposed; $122,999M capital exposed

Extreme Heat - Eastern India

June 12, 2023 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Extreme Heat - India

March 31, 2019 — WARNING

Impact data not available

Extreme Heat Preparedness Tips

  • 1.Stay hydrated — drink water regularly even if you don’t feel thirsty
  • 2.Avoid outdoor activities during peak heat hours (10 AM – 4 PM)
  • 3.Know the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke
  • 4.Check on elderly neighbors and those without air conditioning
  • 5.Never leave children or pets in a parked vehicle

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How this data is built

Chennai, India extreme heat risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live extreme heat monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.

The data behind this page

Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.

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