Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Daman
Portuguese forts, dark-sand beaches and legal bars
Best time to visit Daman
- Jan, peak season
- Feb, peak season
- Mar, shoulder season
- Apr, off-season
- May, best avoided
- Jun, best avoided
- Jul, best avoided
- Aug, best avoided
- Sep, best avoided
- Oct, shoulder season
- Nov, peak season
- Dec, peak season
peak shoulder off-season avoid
- Go: November to February
- Shoulder: March and October, quieter, and the weather is less of a sure thing
- Skip: May to September
Daman season by season
Winter December to February Prime time
Nov-Feb at 15-30 °C is the time for the Moti Daman fort walls, the old churches and a walk on dark sand.
Summer March to May Shoulder
Apr-May is a muggy 35 °C and the tide pulls out a kilometre at Jampore, leaving hot grey mud to wade.
Monsoon June to September Do not go
Jun-Sep dumps most of a 1,900 mm year, the sea runs brown and rough and the beaches are simply unusable.
Autumn October to November Prime time
October dries out and by November the light is clean; weekends stay loud with drinkers, weekdays are calm.
What Daman is actually like
Weekend drinkers escaping dry Gujarat, plus quiet Portuguese lanes and cheap seafood if you come midweek
Getting to Daman
Vapi station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line 12 km, then auto; Surat 100 km, Mumbai 180 km by road
Practical ways in: trainroad
Trip facts
- How long to stay
- 2 days
- Budget
- Mid-range
- How busy
- Steady at its peak
- Solo travel
- Fine solo
- Altitude
- 12 m
- Coordinates
- 20.4170, 72.8332
Common questions
When is the best time to visit Daman?
November to February is peak season in Daman. March and October is shoulder season: thinner crowds, a bit more risk in the weather. Avoid May to September. October dries out and by November the light is clean; weekends stay loud with drinkers, weekdays are calm.
How many days do you need in Daman?
2 days is the usual stay. Weekend drinkers escaping dry Gujarat, plus quiet Portuguese lanes and cheap seafood if you come midweek.
How do you get to Daman?
Vapi station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line 12 km, then auto; Surat 100 km, Mumbai 180 km by road. Practical ways in: train and road.
Is Daman expensive, and does it get crowded?
Mid-range 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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Silvassa
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Warli country and boat rides on the Dudhni backwaters
30 km from Daman, roughly under an hour by road
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Dudhni Lake
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Shikara rides on the Madhuban backwaters under Warli hills
60 km from Daman, roughly about 1 h by road
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Wilson Hills (Dharampur)
Gujarat
Mist-soaked Western Ghats tableland above the Valsad plains
70 km from Daman, roughly about 1 h by road
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Trimbakeshwar
Maharashtra
Jyotirlinga at the Godavari's source under Brahmagiri hill
120 km from Daman, roughly about 2 h by road
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Saputara
Gujarat
Gujarat's only hill station, on the Maharashtra border
130 km from Daman, roughly about 3 h by road
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Nashik
Maharashtra
Vineyard tastings above the Godavari ghats at Panchavati
150 km from Daman, roughly about 3 h by road
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Igatpuri
Maharashtra
Vipassana meditation hub and monsoon trekking base
150 km from Daman, roughly about 3 h by road
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Salher Fort
Maharashtra
Highest fort in the Sahyadris, rock-cut stairs to 1567 m
180 km from Daman, roughly about 5 h by road
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