The South West Monsoon Season brings the bulk of the rains to Goa every year.
The Monsoon season lasts from June 1 to September 30th.
The following depiction in Google Earth of the Total Seasonal rainfall received in 2014 this year in Goa, clearly shows:
1. Heaviest rainfall was witnessed at the base of the Western Ghats bordering Goa in the East and South East. Thus Valpoi is the wettest place in Goa followed closely by Sanguem.
2. Rainfall decreases towards the coast. And Mormugao Port area and Dabolim Airport area receive the least rainfall as recorded at the 13 Rain Stations across Goa by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa.
For more detailed analysis of SWM 2014 performance in Goa see blog post Goa 2014 Monsoon Analysis
The Monsoon season lasts from June 1 to September 30th.
The following depiction in Google Earth of the Total Seasonal rainfall received in 2014 this year in Goa, clearly shows:
1. Heaviest rainfall was witnessed at the base of the Western Ghats bordering Goa in the East and South East. Thus Valpoi is the wettest place in Goa followed closely by Sanguem.
2. Rainfall decreases towards the coast. And Mormugao Port area and Dabolim Airport area receive the least rainfall as recorded at the 13 Rain Stations across Goa by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Goa.
For more detailed analysis of SWM 2014 performance in Goa see blog post Goa 2014 Monsoon Analysis
