South Asia & Indian Ocean · Beach travel

Best time to visit Goa

Early Jan–Mid Feb, Early Mar is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 32.7°C, with 0.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Goa
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Season calendar

Goa season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.3)Mid Jan: Best (season score 90.6)Late Jan: Best (season score 90.9)Early Feb: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Feb: Best (season score 92.3)Late Feb: Great (season score 81.2)Early Mar: Best (season score 87.9)Mid Mar: Great (season score 78.9)Late Mar: Good (season score 71.3)Early Apr: Good (season score 63.2)Mid Apr: Good (season score 57.9)Late Apr: Okay (season score 54.7)Early May: Fair (season score 39.1)Mid May: Fair (season score 31.7)Late May: Fair (season score 30.9)Early Jun: Avoid (season score 6.2)Mid Jun: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 19.1)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 7.4)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 16.3)Late Jul: Off-season (season score 25.7)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 22.1)Mid Aug: Fair (season score 31.2)Late Aug: Fair (season score 33.6)Early Sep: Fair (season score 38.4)Mid Sep: Fair (season score 42.4)Late Sep: Fair (season score 38.1)Early Oct: Fair (season score 42.3)Mid Oct: Fair (season score 35.7)Late Oct: Fair (season score 42.3)Early Nov: Okay (season score 47.7)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 55.5)Late Nov: Good (season score 59.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 71.1)Mid Dec: Great (season score 76.4)Late Dec: Great (season score 85.2)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest32.7°C0.125.1%
FebruaryBest33.0°C0.021.2%
MarchGreat33.1°C0.328.7%
AprilGood33.8°C0.535.6%
MayFair34.0°C1.753.6%
JuneAvoid31.1°C7.484.7%
JulyOff-season29.7°C8.791.7%
AugustFair29.9°C8.087.6%
SeptemberFair30.5°C5.877.6%
OctoberFair32.3°C2.661.8%
NovemberOkay33.6°C0.740.1%
DecemberGreat33.1°C0.232.5%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: GOA/PANJIM(2 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.