From June to September the monsoon brings extremely heavy rainfall, oppresive humidity and gusty winds.

Hindi is also spoken and understood by a majority of the city's population as a language to converse with non-konkani, non-English speaking people.

A cultural center named 'Ravindra Bhavan' was inaugurated by the then Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat in July 2008 at Fatorda which is also one of the official venues for the International Film Festival of India.

These include the Mercado de Afonso de Albuquerque which roughly translates to closed market and colloquially known as "Pimplapedd" or "Pimpalakatta", the municipal building (Câmara Municipal), the municipal garden named after benefactor Prince Aga Khan, Anna Fonte (natural springs), Old Market or Mercado Velho, Holy Spirit Church, grand colonial mansions such as the Seven Gables House, the chapel at Monte Hill.

In the centre of the town is the Municipal Garden, known as Praça Jorge Barreto, around which most restaurants and office buildings are located.

On the park's south side like the colonial style red-washed Municipal building, known as Margao Town Hall which was built in 1905, and the Library.

The northern segment of the Municipal garden was developed by the Mavany family and is named after His Highness Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV/Imam of Nizari Ismaili Muslims who visited Goa just before its liberation.

The Largo de Igreja, or the Church of the Holy Spirit, was built by the Portuguese in 1675 and boasts a pristine white façade and an interior dripping with gilt crystal and stucco.

The Associação das Communidades (Communities Association) building and the school being the odd exceptions which add to its character and sense of scale.

The church feast is celebrated before the monsoons, it is a time when many residents make pre-monsoon purchases to stock up for a prolonged rainy season.

Just within walking distance of the Holy Spirit Church, is the famous "House of Seven Gables" or "Sat Burzam Ghor".

This magnificent mansion was built by Inacio Sebastiao da Silva, emissary and private secretary of the Portuguese Viceroy, in 1790.

The Narcinva D. Naik residence houses Margao's well-known temple-hall known as Damodar Sal or Dambaba Saal.

Due to its location and connectivity, the station is often used as a transit stop by many people who either head off down south to popular tourist destinations such as Palolem (38 km) or to Benaulim and Colva.

Margao hosted the test track for the Skybus Metro project,[18] an elevated rail system patented by the Konkan Railway Corporation,[19] This project was allegedly scrapped due to an accident which occurred during the test drive killing one engineer and seriously injuring three crew members.

Thereby, it is connected to other cities such as Panvel, Ratnagiri, Sawantwadi, and Panaji to its north, and Karwar, Bhatkal, Shiroor, Mangaluru, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, and Kanyakumari to its south.

Also, there is road which connects Margao to Ponda, São José de Areal, Sanvordem, Chandor, and other towns of Goa state.

Margao is home to many schools and colleges, the alumni of which have made significant contributions to Goa's cultural and scientific landscape.

Don Bosco College of Engineering located at Fatorda is a technical degree granting institute in the town.