Vallarta Nayarit Climate
The climate of Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit is excellent, typically tropical dry and wet. The region is on the same latitude as Hawaii. The winter is the perfect time to visit as the tropical weather is dry and very comfortable. July to September experience variable humidity and high temperature, making those months less bearable. The average daily temperature high is 30 C (86 F) and average low is 21 C (70 F). The rainy season lasts between June and mid October with August being the wettest month. But even in rainy season, the rain is very concentrated and comes down heavy for short periods of time after which the sun comes out again. Also all weather systems hitting Puerto Vallarta are weakened as they pass Cabo Corriente making even the rainy season mild in comparison with other places. So Puerto Vallarta is a great destination to visit any time of the year.
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95) | 35.0 (95) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 43.5 (110.3) | 45.0 (113) | 45.0 (113) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.0 (96.8) |
Average high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.2 (84.6) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.9 (85.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.8 (73) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.0 (75.2) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.2 (63) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.8 (73) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.2 (72) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | 11 (52) | 8 (46) | 12 (54) | 11 (52) | 11 (52) | 17 (63) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 18 (64) | 16 (61) | 13 (55) | 7 (45) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 33.8 (1.331) | 5.3 (0.209) | 2.0 (0.079) | 1.5 (0.059) | 15.4 (0.606) | 187.6 (7.386) | 328.1 (12.917) | 312.4 (12.299) | 370.0 (14.567) | 93.8 (3.693) | 19.8 (0.78) | 22.5 (0.886) |
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 68 |