New year weather GOA/HAMPI/BANGALORE/MYSORE/CHENNAI?

sitka · Jun 20th, 2008, 19:15

Hallo-though the weather chart looks impressive-an indian neewbe has got a question: what might the weather look like around new year in GOA-HAMPI-BANGALORE-MYSORE CHENNAI???as close as reasonable.I mean temp.over the day and cold evenings??
anybody got a personal experience?
Thanks
SITKA

hfot2 · Jun 21st, 2008, 09:27

Every year is different, of course,and since we are from snow country here in Vermont we are more sensitive to heat than those from warmer climes. Albeit it does get hot here in summer it's nothing like the heat we experience each time we visit India.

We were in Goa, Hampi and Mysore in January in 2006. Panjim where we mostly were in Goa was hot and humid - probably well over 30 in the day, a tad cooler at night, walking around Hampi was hot, hot, hot [and probably not nearly as hot as it can get]; nights too were warm. Mysore was warm in the day and pleasantly cool at night - it seemed to be a whole different weather system in Mysore on the Deccan plateau [?] - dry and cool.

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machadinha · Jun 21st, 2008, 10:02

In that area, it's just warm and warm basically I think.

By the time you get used to it, a shirt (blouse) might be wanted at night. Otherwise, not. (Locals might don a light sweater. Visitors will likely be sweating their behinds off.) Or unless you happen to hit the hills where it can get quite chilly.

Sitka, the India climate chart thread that you had originally posted this to really lists all of the sites you might need to get some averages. I'm not sure what more you could be asking for.

ebby · Jun 21st, 2008, 18:05

Coastal places (goa & chennai)are hot and humid, and high rains since monsoon has set in. Bangalore and Mysore , more or less same weather , warm during day and cool at night,though Mysore is cooler due to less urbanisation. Hampi is hot during day and cool at night.

hfot2 · Jun 21st, 2008, 22:29

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Originally Posted by ebby

Coastal places (goa & chennai)are hot and humid, and high rains since monsoon has set in.

"HIgh rains" in January? - not a drop 2 years ago in mid January in Goa [OP asked about weather at New Year, but maybe sitka didn't mean January but Diwali, the financial New Year? - I'm grasping at straws here...]
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machadinha · Jun 22nd, 2008, 19:33

Heheh. I think Ebby is describing the current weather there, not that around New Year's, which is what was asked for.

Never mind, these things happen.

There is the (shorter, usually less intense) winter (North-West) monsoon down south btw, but I think come New Year's it should normally be long over (? Is that correct at all, folks? I see it can actually last Oct.-Feb., but I have no good map showing its pattern.) There are charts for both monsoons in that above Climate thread again.

Nick-H · Jun 22nd, 2008, 20:00

Chennai monsoon might happen (if we're lucky) anytime October, November to early December.

End December/January here will be cool to those of us that are used to it, or used to hot and humid tropics elsewhere. Locals may even be wearing scarves and wooly hats. Visitors will, as Mach puts it, be sweating their behinds off, and probably not even noticing that the nights are quite a lot cooler than the days. Our winter nights may even drop below 20C.

ebby · Jun 23rd, 2008, 00:08

[quote=machadinha;511465]Heheh. I think Ebby is describing the current weather there, not that around New Year's, which is what was asked for.

Never mind, these things happen.]

I missed the new year part

wonderwomanusa · Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:51

I've been in Goa, Mahabalipuram, and Puri for Christmas/New Year's Eve over the years and don't remember much difference.

It was warm enough for night swimming in both Goa and Mahabs. Probably a bit cooler in Puri; the women going to church were all wearing woolen shawls.

If Sitka is from Augsburg in Bavaria, it will all feel like a heat wave, anyway.

Jun 21st, 2008, 09:27	#2
hfot2 MemberS Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 647	Every year is different, of course,and since we are from snow country here in Vermont we are more sensitive to heat than those from warmer climes. Albeit it does get hot here in summer it's nothing like the heat we experience each time we visit India. We were in Goa, Hampi and Mysore in January in 2006. Panjim where we mostly were in Goa was hot and humid - probably well over 30 in the day, a tad cooler at night, walking around Hampi was hot, hot, hot [and probably not nearly as hot as it can get]; nights too were warm. Mysore was warm in the day and pleasantly cool at night - it seemed to be a whole different weather system in Mysore on the Deccan plateau [?] - dry and cool. distaff half of hfot2 Last edited by hfot2 : Jun 21st, 2008 at 22:19. Reason: Typed wrong number originally for Goa temp - 30 is just a guess as well

Jun 21st, 2008, 10:02	#3
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,243	In that area, it's just warm and warm basically I think. By the time you get used to it, a shirt (blouse) might be wanted at night. Otherwise, not. (Locals might don a light sweater. Visitors will likely be sweating their behinds off.) Or unless you happen to hit the hills where it can get quite chilly. Sitka, the India climate chart thread that you had originally posted this to really lists all of the sites you might need to get some averages. I'm not sure what more you could be asking for. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 35,901	Chennai monsoon might happen (if we're lucky) anytime October, November to early December. End December/January here will be cool to those of us that are used to it, or used to hot and humid tropics elsewhere. Locals may even be wearing scarves and wooly hats. Visitors will, as Mach puts it, be sweating their behinds off, and probably not even noticing that the nights are quite a lot cooler than the days. Our winter nights may even drop below 20C. __________________ ... Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

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Jun 20th, 2008, 19:15	#1
sitka Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Augsburg Posts: 5	Hallo-though the weather chart looks impressive-an indian neewbe has got a question: what might the weather look like around new year in GOA-HAMPI-BANGALORE-MYSORE CHENNAI???as close as reasonable.I mean temp.over the day and cold evenings?? anybody got a personal experience? Thanks SITKA

Jun 21st, 2008, 18:05	#4
ebby Brain dead member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 1,864	Coastal places (goa & chennai)are hot and humid, and high rains since monsoon has set in. Bangalore and Mysore , more or less same weather , warm during day and cool at night,though Mysore is cooler due to less urbanisation. Hampi is hot during day and cool at night.

Jun 22nd, 2008, 19:33	#6
machadinha brother my cup is empty member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 14,243	Heheh. I think Ebby is describing the current weather there, not that around New Year's, which is what was asked for. Never mind, these things happen. There is the (shorter, usually less intense) winter (North-West) monsoon down south btw, but I think come New Year's it should normally be long over (? Is that correct at all, folks? I see it can actually last Oct.-Feb., but I have no good map showing its pattern.) There are charts for both monsoons in that above Climate thread again.

Jun 23rd, 2008, 00:08	#8
ebby Brain dead member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mysore, India Posts: 1,864	[quote=machadinha;511465]Heheh. I think Ebby is describing the current weather there, not that around New Year's, which is what was asked for. Never mind, these things happen.] I missed the new year part

Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:51	#9
wonderwomanusa Maha Guru Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Posts: 4,234	I've been in Goa, Mahabalipuram, and Puri for Christmas/New Year's Eve over the years and don't remember much difference. It was warm enough for night swimming in both Goa and Mahabs. Probably a bit cooler in Puri; the women going to church were all wearing woolen shawls. If Sitka is from Augsburg in Bavaria, it will all feel like a heat wave, anyway.