India / Goa
Miramar Beach
Miramar Beach is a 2.6 km-long beach facing west-north-west, 2.9 km west of Taleigao (Goa, India). The sea averages 29.6 °C in May, its warmest month, and 27.2 °C in August; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Miramar is the beach area of the Goan capital of Panjim, also known as Panaji and is one of the most visited beaches of Goa. It is one of the two only beaches in Panjim, other being Caranzalem beach.
Wikidata item Q6872686.
Month by month
October at Miramar Beach
Beach-day index 8.3/10 · India median 7.8
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 27.6 °C | 27.7 °C | 28.6 °C | 29.5 °C | 29.6 °C | 29.1 °C | 28.0 °C | 27.2 °C | 27.4 °C | 28.5 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.1 °C |
| High °C | 32° | 35° | 36° | 37° | 34° | 28° | 26° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° |
| Low °C | 16° | 17° | 19° | 21° | 23° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 18° | 16° |
| Rain mm | 1 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 77 | 453 | 516 | 407 | 237 | 131 | 27 | 3 |
| Cloud % | 35 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 57 | 88 | 95 | 90 | 80 | 62 | 45 | 40 |
| Wind m/s | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Daylight h | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Record high/low | 37°/11° | 40°/14° | 42°/14° | 42°/16° | 42°/21° | 38°/21° | 30°/20° | 31°/20° | 31°/19° | 33°/15° | 34°/11° | 35°/11° |
| Beach index | 9.3 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in November–January; December scores 9.6/10 with highs of 30 °C, sea at 28.1 °C and 3 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in India in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 28.3 °C, warmer than 92% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
July is the wettest month (516 mm) and January the driest (1 mm); the yearly total is about 1,890 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.2 hours in December to 13.0 hours in June; in mid-December the sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:06 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces west-north-west (285°). Open water fills about 44% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
The sun sets over the sea in every month; in mid-June it goes down at 19:05 local time on a bearing of 294°.
Straight out to the west-north-west about 1,200 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 5 m deep and 6 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 7 m above sea level 500 m inland and 9 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 48% tree cover, 39% built-up land and 7% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 46% of that circle.
- Tree 48%
- Built 39%
- Bare 7%
- Grass 4%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Rainfall reaches 516 mm in July and stays above 250 mm in June, July and August.
Average daytime highs reach 37 °C in April.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 37Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 1Public toilets
- –Showers
- 2Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 22Hotels & guesthouses
- 3Grocery shops
- 13Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 2Cash machines
- 1Viewpoints
- 1Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 25 restaurants, 9 cafés, 2 bars and 1 fast-food outlet. Accommodation: 22 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Miramar Beach 690 m N
Historic sites
- Gaspar Dias Fort Cannon monument 780 m N
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goa Dabolim International Airport Vasco da Gama | GOI | 11.1 km | south |
| Manohar International Airport Mopa | GOX | 30.3 km | north |
| Sindhudurg Airport Chipi | SDW | 65.6 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 13 bus stops within 1.5 km and 2 mapped car parks within 1 km.
19 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 434.6K residents); within 30 km there are 63 (about 945.8K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 6,162 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in October (707 views), 2.1× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramar Beach | – | 29.6 °C | 2.6 km | – |
| Candolim Beach | 6.6 km NW | 29.6 °C | 3.5 km | – |
| Calangute Beach | 9.1 km NW | 29.6 °C | 2.3 km | – |
| Vagator Beach | 15.6 km NW | 29.6 °C | 391 m | – |
- Candolim Beach6.6 km NWCompare
- Calangute Beach9.1 km NWCompare
- Vagator Beach15.6 km NWCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 13.5 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w89536042; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_43PCT_20230305_1_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 90.5K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.