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Usually the climatic conditions of
Goa are
temperate, except during the monsoon, which lasts from June to September.
Thanks to the coastal Konkan region and the backdrop of Western Ghats,
weather of Goa is pleasant and sunny. There are no extremes in temperature
and no clear demarcations from one season to the other except for the
monsoon.
The average temperature varies between 25°C - 30°C (67.96F -
81.56F Approx). The average rainfall is approximately 325cms, the average
daily hours of sunshine is nine to ten hours in summer and three to five
hours during the monsoon.
Monsoon
The main feature of the Goan climate is the monsoon, which occurs between
June and the end of September. Goa is in the path of the southwest
monsoon, thereby experiencing a dry period lasting six to eight months of
the year, followed by the annual rainfall, which occurs over the remaining
four months. During the two months preceding the onset of the monsoon the
humidity increases dramatically, and the normally clear skies become hazy
and then cloudy. During the monsoon, 250cm to 300cm of rain is normal,
although in the Western Ghats the downpour is considerably high than on
the coast.
Once the monsoon has run its course the skies clear and the weather
becomes pleasant. For four to five months from October through February
the climate is near perfect-cloudless blue skies, warm but not
oppressively hot days, and calm seas. By mid-March the humidity starts to
rise as the monsoon begins to approach again.
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