Puerto Vallarta Climate Chart
Month
|
Number of Rain
Days
|
Average
High
(ºF/ºC)
|
Average
Low
(ºF/ºC)
|
Averages
Precipitation
(inches)
|
January
|
2
|
80/27
|
62/17
|
0.7/0.9
|
February
|
1
|
80/27
|
62/17
|
0.2/0.3
|
March
|
1
|
81/27
|
63/17
|
<0.1
|
April
|
0
|
82/28
|
65/18
|
<0.2
|
May
|
1
|
85/29
|
70/21
|
0.6/1.3
|
June
|
10-13
|
88/31
|
76/24
|
6.0/7.3
|
July
|
15-20
|
89/32
|
76/24
|
9.8/10.9
|
August
|
15-22
|
90/32
|
76/24
|
10.0/12.2
|
September
|
14-18
|
90/32
|
76/24
|
9.4/11.5
|
October
|
5-11
|
89/32
|
74/23
|
1.9/3.5
|
November
|
1-2
|
85/29
|
69/21
|
0.5/0.7
|
December
|
2
|
81/27
|
65/18
|
0.5/0.7
|
Puerto Vallarta Weather-Climate
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico enjoys over
280-310 days of sunshine yearly and basically has two seasons. From Nov
until May is the dry season, when rainfall is rare, the sky relatively
cloudless and the nights mild. The daytime temperature averages 78-85 degrees
Fahrenheit and can drop down to 55-60 °F at night during the "high
season" winter months. The temperate sub-tropical climate, rather comparable
to that in Hawaii, is one reason tourists in winter flock here from the
U.S. and Canada. As you can see from the temperature-precipitation chart
above, Puerto Vallarta weather from November/December through March/April
is near perfect; so you might say November to April is ideal for
tourism. Water temperatures year round are warm, ranging from 75 °F
in January-March, to highs of 84-86 °F in July through September. Go
here for current PV
water
temperature (marine forecasts - wind and wave conditions). Probably
best to bring long pants and a light sweater for the cooler winter evenings.
See what to wear below.

The Puerto Vallarta rainy season
normally starts right on the money in mid-June and increases in frequency
and duration until there are often daily downpours July through September,
usually with rainfall in the late afternoon or at night. The rains continue
into October, really tapering off around the middle of the month. It is
hot and muggy, and during this time of the year there's a 60% average chance
that precipitation will happen at some point during any given day.
The summer daytime temperature averages
88-93°F daily and 73-78°F or warmer at night. There is little
underground drainage, so some Vallarta streets become streams during the
tropical summer rains, which are quite intense at times. The electrical
thunderstorms lighting up Banderas Bay are one of the pleasures at this
time of year. Total rainfall in Puerto Vallarta amounts to a fairly substantial
45-60 inches a year.
In spite of the rainy weather the
town is increasingly popular during the quieter summer months because of
cheaper airfares and the word is out about what a great gay-friendly
vacation destination the city has become. To check the current Puerto
Vallarta weather and forecast, click here for the Weather
Channel, Wunderground
or
Yahoo.
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