Panaji in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Panaji sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 70 mm of rain over about 8 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels miserable.

Spring is Panaji's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Panaji has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Panaji's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
30°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
27°C
Rainfall
70 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
6.6
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Panaji in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 30°C.

A typical spring day in Panaji reaches about 30°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Panaji

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 78 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
78
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Panaji weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Panaji gets around 70 mm of rain over 8 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Panaji

In seasonPeak

In spring, Panaji overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Panaji?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring 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 Spring

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

In spring, Panaji sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Panaji in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across spring — 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 Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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