Providing the licences are issued on time i.e. all the bribes paid then the beginning of November sees them going up.

Papa

Hi Noggin

As Papa said, it all depends on when the licences are issued. This current season they were issued in September enabling the shack owners to start construction in October. But the 2009/2010 season the shacks didn't get up and running until mid December.

It has also been quite rainy during October/November for the last couple of years - warm rain though.

Hi Katie,
we were there in November 2009...no shacks up whilst we were there...
We have also been 3 times to Goa in monsoon...(July, August and September...)...lots of warm rain, but Goa looks beautiful and green

We normally return mid October and love it even when it rains but the roads can be very pot holed or even washed away and some accommodation can have a fusty smell until it dries out and gets well aired but every monsoon seems to have different consequences

We stay for a long time so it doesn't matter to us if the shacks are built or our favourite restaurant won't open for another two or three weeks but if that is what makes your holiday best to wait until mid November

We arrived 25th Oct this year and was the best its been,nearly all the shacks were built and most were open by the 1st november,the shack owners have been told the licences will again be issued in september so the shacks will be up and running by November.
the weather was great for end of October with only an occasional showers between 4pm to 5pm ,so after lunch at the shack a slow walk back
home and miss the rain. We found it much better to go October and stay till middle March when the humidity starts and will do so again next season .