Panaji weather in October

In October, Panaji sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 140 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Panaji's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Panaji's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:30 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
58%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical October day in Panaji reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Panaji

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Panaji weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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23961
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84258
94357
104357
114357
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134456
144654
154654
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Panaji gets around 140 mm of rain over 16.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
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573
672
771
870
968
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1165
1262
1360
1458
1556
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1751
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1946
2044
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2239
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2434
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2728
2827
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3024
3122

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
105248
205050
304951
404852
504852
604753
704753
804654
904654
1004555
1114554
1214554
1314554
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2135245
2245343
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2675934
2776231
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2996427
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31116623

Wind in October

Winds average 10 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:20
211.86:286:19
311.86:286:18
411.86:286:17
511.86:286:17
611.86:286:16
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.94 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 — October's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Panaji

In seasonPeak

In October, 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 October a good time to visit Panaji?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October 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 October

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

In October, Panaji sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Panaji in October

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in October — 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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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 October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October 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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October 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).