When to go on Holiday to Goa

Goa Weather

Most tourists choose to avoid the monsoons by booking flights to Goa between November and March when the climate is cooler and the seas are calm. Getting into April and May the seas begin to get choppier and the temperature rises and by June, the monsoon has begun to hit. Whilst most avoid travelling to Goa during the monsoon, this is a great time to go see the countryside at its most green and fertile, you'll also have the resorts completely to yourself.

Cost

Prices fluctuate enormously throughout the course of the year and can differ by a factor of two between the peak season between November and March and the off season during the monsoon. Prices of holidays to Goa peak between Christmas and New Year, and you'll need to book your hotel many in advance.

Festivals

As with the rest of India, festivals in Goa are an integral part of day to day life. Christian and Hindu festivals run throughout the year. Some of the state's biggest and best celebrations mark the monsoon period. The Feast of St Anthony and the Feast of St John herald the coming of the rains and the Feast of St Lawrence marks the start of the dry seasons.