Puerto Vallarta: weather and best time to visit
Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in May at around 32°C; the coolest month is January at around 28°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 | 28° | 18° | 25° | 3 | 10 | 96 | 87 | 71 |
| Feb | 28° | 18° | 24° | 2 | 11 | 96 | 87 | 71 |
| Mar | 29° | 18° | 24° | 1 | 12 | 96 | 86 | 70 |
| Apr | 31° | 19° | 25° | 1 | 12 | 98 | 81 | 65 |
| May | 32° | 22° | 26° | 3 | 12 | 94 | 70 | 54 |
| Jun | 31° | 24° | 28° | 18 | 10 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Jul | 31° | 25° | 30° | 28 | 9 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Aug | 31° | 25° | 30° | 29 | 9 | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| Sep | 30° | 24° | 30° | 28 | 9 | 78 | 51 | 35 |
| Oct | 30° | 24° | 30° | 19 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 36 |
| Nov | 30° | 21° | 28° | 5 | 10 | 93 | 75 | 59 |
| Dec | 28° | 19° | 26° | 3 | 10 | 96 | 85 | 69 |
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 28°C, nights near 18°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 3 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Puerto Vallarta in February
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 2 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for February →
Puerto Vallarta in March
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for March →
Puerto Vallarta in April
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 19°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Puerto Vallarta in May
Daytime highs around 32°C, nights near 22°C. May is the warmest month of the year. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 3 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 26°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for May →
Puerto Vallarta in June
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 18 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for June →
Puerto Vallarta in July
Daytime highs around 31°C, nights near 25°C. Expect about 28 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 31°C, nights near 25°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 29 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for August →
Puerto Vallarta in September
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 28 rain days and 9 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 30°C, nights near 24°C. Expect about 19 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 30°C.
Beach: excellentCity: mixedHiking: poorMore destinations for October →
Puerto Vallarta in November
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 21°C. Expect about 5 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: goodHiking: mixedMore destinations for November →
Puerto Vallarta in December
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 19°C. Expect about 3 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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