India / Goa
Vagator Beach
Vagator Beach is a 391 m-long beach facing west, 1.2 km west of Vagator (Goa, India). The sea averages 29.6 °C in May, its warmest month, and 27.3 °C in August; it stays at 21 °C or above all year.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Reference
Vagator Beach a beach in Bardez Taluka, in the state of Goa, India. It is located across the Chapora River from the town of Morjim.
Wikidata item Q3553247.
Month by month
October at Vagator 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 | 27.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 29.3 °C | 29.6 °C | 29.2 °C | 28.1 °C | 27.3 °C | 27.5 °C | 28.5 °C | 28.8 °C | 28.2 °C |
| High °C | 32° | 34° | 35° | 36° | 34° | 29° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 31° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 78 | 613 | 712 | 526 | 305 | 138 | 22 | 3 |
| Cloud % | 27 | 24 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 87 | 92 | 88 | 78 | 62 | 41 | 34 |
| Wind m/s | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Daylight h | 11.3 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 11.2 |
| Record high/low | 38°/15° | 40°/16° | 41°/17° | 42°/20° | 40°/23° | 38°/24° | 30°/23° | 32°/23° | 33°/21° | 33°/17° | 35°/15° | 37°/15° |
| Beach index | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
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 9.5/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 28.2 °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 (712 mm) and January the driest (1 mm); the yearly total is about 2,420 mm.
Daylight runs from 11.2 hours in December to 13.1 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 (270°). Open water fills about 42% 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 19:06 local time on a bearing of 294°.
Straight out to the west there is open water for more than 2,000 km, so the beach is exposed to long ocean swell.
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 5 m deep and 11 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 23 m above sea level 500 m inland and 23 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 65% tree cover, 20% grassland and 8% built-up land (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a largely natural setting. Water makes up 48% of that circle.
- Tree 65%
- Grass 20%
- Built 8%
- Bare 4%
- Crop 3%
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 712 mm in July and stays above 250 mm in June, July, August and September.
Average daytime highs reach 36 °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
- 78Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 12Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 74Hotels & guesthouses
- 7Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 1Bike rental
- 3Viewpoints
- 3Historic sites
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 54 restaurants, 9 cafés and 15 bars. Accommodation: 74 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
- Vagator Sunset Viewpoint 200 m N
Historic sites
- Fort Chopara monument 710 m N
- Chapora Fort fort 870 m NE
- Fort Vagator, Goa fort 890 m N
Nature
- Chapora Fort Hill peak 980 m N
- Anjuna Hilltop peak 1.2 km SE
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manohar International Airport Mopa | GOX | 21.2 km | north-east |
| Goa Dabolim International Airport Vasco da Gama | GOI | 26.5 km | south-east |
| Sindhudurg Airport Chipi | SDW | 50.0 km | north-west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 7 bus stops within 1.5 km and 12 mapped car parks within 1 km.
13 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 143.2K residents); within 30 km there are 46 (about 674.2K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 3,895 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in January (465 views), 6.8× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vagator Beach | – | 29.6 °C | 391 m | – |
| Calangute Beach | 6.6 km S | 29.6 °C | 2.3 km | – |
| Candolim Beach | 9.4 km S | 29.6 °C | 3.5 km | – |
| Querim Beach | 13.5 km N | 29.6 °C | 1.7 km | – |
| Miramar Beach | 15.6 km SE | 29.6 °C | 2.6 km | – |
- Calangute Beach6.6 km SCompare
- Candolim Beach9.4 km SCompare
- Querim Beach13.5 km NCompare
- Miramar Beach15.6 km SECompare
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 12.0 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w90307701; 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 201K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.