Best time to visit Goa
Our pick for sun: January to May, November to December.
The best months
- SunJanuary to May, November to December
- BeachJanuary to May, November to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 98/100 | Ideal, 96/100 | Ideal, 91/100 | Ideal, 81/100 | Best avoided, 27/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 16/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 26/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 40/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 60/100, Heavy rain | Ideal, 95/100 | Ideal, 100/100 |
| Beach | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 100/100 | Ideal, 97/100 | Ideal, 88/100 | Fair, 38/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Best avoided, 30/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 36/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Monsoon | Good, 65/100, Heavy rain | Ideal, 96/100 | Ideal, 100/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°C | 19°C | 28°C | 2 mm |
| February | 33°C | 19°C | 28°C | 1 mm |
| March | 33°C | 21°C | 29°C | 13 mm |
| April | 33°C | 23°C | 29°C | 19 mm |
| May | 33°C | 25°C | 30°C | 76 mm |
| June | 28°C | 24°C | 29°C | 751 mm |
| July | 27°C | 23°C | 28°C | 1105 mm |
| August | 27°C | 23°C | 27°C | 745 mm |
| September | 28°C | 23°C | 28°C | 359 mm |
| October | 30°C | 23°C | 29°C | 214 mm |
| November | 32°C | 21°C | 29°C | 44 mm |
| December | 32°C | 20°C | 28°C | 9 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 15 h 25 min
- From YYZ : about 15 h 55 min
- From YVR : about 15 h 35 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).