Goa from Chennai
733 km, about 1h 49m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Goa and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Month by month from Chennai
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° | 1d | 65 | sweet spot busy | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
| Feb | 33° | 0d | 85 | sweet spot | 33C max, 0 rainy days |
| Mar | 33° | 1d | 85 | sweet spot | 33C max, 1 rainy day |
| Apr | 34° | 2d | 85 | sweet spot | 34C max, 2 rainy days |
| May | 33° | 9d | 100 | sweet spot | 33C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 29° | 27d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 27 rainy days, 756mm |
| Jul | 27° | 30d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 30 rainy days, 1133mm |
| Aug | 28° | 29d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 29 rainy days, 701mm |
| Sep | 28° | 25d | 100 | avoid | monsoon: 25 rainy days, 427mm |
| Oct | 30° | 19d | 85 | avoid | monsoon: 19 rainy days, 245mm |
| Nov | 33° | 4d | 45 | okbusy | peak: The pleasant weather attracts visitors before the peak holiday… |
| Dec | 33° | 2d | 45 | okbusy | peak: This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays… |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in IN as well as at Goa, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
Without flying
No free source quotes live fares for trains, buses or ferries, so these are searches to run rather than prices we can stand behind.
The year in Goa
Be prepared for heavy rains and potential flooding during the monsoon season. The weather normals indicate that January and February are excellent months to visit, with very few rainy days.
| Busiest |
mid Dec to mid Jan — This period coincides with the Christmas and New Year holidays, attracting a high number of tourists.
early Nov to mid Dec — The pleasant weather attracts visitors before the peak holiday season in December.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
mid Jan to late Feb — Weather remains favorable but crowds begin to thin after the New Year.
early Oct to late Oct — The weather is improving as the monsoon recedes, making it a quieter time.
early Mar to late Apr — Temperatures rise but crowds are manageable before the onset of the monsoon.
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| Wet or stormy |
early Jun to late Sep — monsoon, severe
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| Watch out for | high humidity; monsoon flooding |
This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
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