Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)
Dutch tombs and a river mouth at the end of the beach road
Best time to visit Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, best avoided
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, shoulder season
- Oct, shoulder season
- Nov, shoulder season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: December to February
- Shoulder: March and September to November, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: April to August
Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam) season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Dec-Feb is the season: 27 C, calm water where the Gostani meets the sea, and the Dutch cemetery quiet at 4 pm.
Summer March to May Shoulder
Apr-Jun runs 38 C with sticky coastal humidity, and there is almost no shade on the sand or at the cemetery.
Monsoon June to September Shoulder
Jun-Aug the sea is rough with a real rip and no lifeguards; treat it as a walking beach or skip it altogether.
Autumn October to November Shoulder
Sep-Nov is fine weather for the ride up the coast road, though a Bay cyclone can close it for a day or two.
What Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam) is actually like
Vizag day-trippers at the weekend, fishermen and stray cows midweek; a few beach resorts and cheap town lodges
Getting to Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)
City buses run out along the Vizag beach road in about an hour; last buses back to Vizag go early evening
Practical ways in: flighttrainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 1 day
- Budget
- Shoestring
- How busy
- Steady at its peak
- Solo travel
- Fine solo
- Altitude
- 25 m
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Coordinates
- 17.8914, 83.4509
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)?
December to February is peak season in Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam). March and September to November is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid April to August. Dec-Feb is the season: 27 C, calm water where the Gostani meets the sea, and the Dutch cemetery quiet at 4 pm.
How many days do you need in Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)?
1 day is the usual stay. Vizag day-trippers at the weekend, fishermen and stray cows midweek; a few beach resorts and cheap town lodges.
How do you get to Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam)?
City buses run out along the Vizag beach road in about an hour; last buses back to Vizag go early evening. Practical ways in: flight, train and road.
Is Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam) expensive, and does it get crowded?
Shoestring by Indian travel standards, and it runs steady at the busiest time of year. Fine solo.
Nearby, and where to go next
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Vizianagaram
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Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
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Port city where the Eastern Ghats meet the Bay of Bengal
40 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly under an hour by road
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Araku Valley
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Eastern Ghats coffee valley on a tunnel-laced toy train
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Vanjangi (Paderu)
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Sunrise above a sea of clouds from a grassy ridge near Paderu
130 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly about 3 h by road
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Deomali
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Odisha's highest peak at 1672 m above a sea of cloud
150 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly about 4 h by road
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Lambasingi
Andhra Pradesh
The one village in Andhra where winter dawns bring frost
130 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly about 3 h by road
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Duduma Falls (Machkund)
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Machkund river hurls itself 175 m off the Eastern Ghats plateau
170 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly about 3 h by road
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Koraput
Odisha
Eastern Ghats coffee town of tribal markets and mist
170 km from Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam), roughly about 3 h by road
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