Puerto Vallarta: weather and best time to visit
Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in July at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 25°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 30°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Puerto Vallarta
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Puerto Vallarta climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25° | 19° | 25° | 0 | 9 | 97 | 100 | 86 |
| Feb | 26° | 18° | 24° | 1 | 10 | 95 | 97 | 81 |
| Mar | 26° | 18° | 24° | 1 | 11 | 93 | 98 | 83 |
| Apr | 27° | 20° | 25° | 1 | 12 | 96 | 96 | 80 |
| May | 28° | 22° | 26° | 5 | 12 | 93 | 80 | 64 |
| Jun | 29° | 24° | 28° | 16 | 10 | 80 | 58 | 42 |
| Jul | 30° | 25° | 30° | 21 | 9 | 80 | 54 | 38 |
| Aug | 30° | 25° | 30° | 26 | 8 | 77 | 52 | 36 |
| Sep | 29° | 24° | 30° | 24 | 8 | 74 | 53 | 37 |
| Oct | 29° | 24° | 30° | 16 | 10 | 80 | 56 | 40 |
| Nov | 28° | 22° | 28° | 3 | 10 | 96 | 86 | 70 |
| Dec | 26° | 20° | 26° | 2 | 10 | 96 | 95 | 79 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Puerto Vallarta in January
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 19°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for January →
Puerto Vallarta in February
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Puerto Vallarta in March
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Puerto Vallarta in April
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Puerto Vallarta in May
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 5 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for May →
Puerto Vallarta in June
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for June →
Puerto Vallarta in July
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. July is the warmest month of the year. Expect about 21 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for July →
Puerto Vallarta in August
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 26 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Puerto Vallarta in September
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 24 rain days and 8 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: goodCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for September →
Puerto Vallarta in October
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 16 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: mixedMore destinations for October →
Puerto Vallarta in November
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 22°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Puerto Vallarta in December
Daytime highs around 26°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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