Panaji weather in May

In May, Panaji sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 28°C, with 60 mm of rain across 7.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Panaji's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panaji's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
28°
12th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:09 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Panaji is capital city of Goa.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 50 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,972/km²
people per km²
Founded
1843

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical May day in Panaji reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 28°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 2°C warmer than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Panaji

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Panaji weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 24°10.311.27.8
Feb28° / 24°1011.58.0
Mar29° / 25°50.411.97.5
Apr30° / 27°50.612.36.8
May30° / 28°607.212.75.4
Jun28° / 26°71828.112.93.3
Jul27° / 26°8723112.83.2
Aug27° / 25°57530.112.53.4
Sep27° / 25°2742312.14.3
Oct29° / 26°14016.311.64.9
Nov30° / 25°233.411.36.2
Dec29° / 24°50.511.17.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48119
58119
67921
77822
87723
97525
107426
117327
127129
137129
146931
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314258

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Panaji gets around 60 mm of rain over 7.2 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
36
46
57
68
79
810
912
1013
1114
1216
1317
1419
1520
1622
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1825
1926
2028
2130
2232
2335
2437
2540
2643
2746
2849
2952
3056
3160

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the miserable band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13367
23367
33367
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53367
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123268
133169
143070
152971
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172674
182476
192377
202179
212080
221882
231684
241585
251387
261288
271189
281090
29991
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Wind in May

Winds average 15 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of May to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:156:48
212.66:156:49
312.66:146:49
412.66:146:49
512.66:146:49
612.66:136:50
712.66:136:50
812.66:126:50
912.66:126:50
1012.76:116:51
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — May's 6.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Panaji

In seasonPeak

In May, Panaji sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Panaji sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Panaji's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Panaji?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Panaji for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Panaji in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Panaji sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 28°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Panaji in May

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar29Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Panaji in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Panaji peaks around July 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJul 14UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Panaji in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Panaji is worst in December — around 74 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 26 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Panaji's WHO annual average of 50 µg/m³.

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2374 µg/m³Sep 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr42Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct50Poor
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Panaji?

Panaji sits at 15.5°N, 73.8°E, 16 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Goa, 12 km away.

HampiMumbaiMysoreBengaluruAurangabadElloraHyderabad

Topography around Panaji

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Panaji.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Panaji has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,064 m.

The land around Panaji is covered by trees (36%) and water (27%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
1,064 m
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May weather nearby: Goa 12 km · Hampi 283 km · Mumbai 410 km · Mysore 468 km · Bengaluru 494 km · Aurangabad 513 km · Ellora 523 km · Hyderabad 537 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Panaji (15.4957°, 73.8262°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).