Annual mean 24°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
30.6 °C
Coldest
25.3 °C
Wettest
95%
Windiest
4.7 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Puerto Vallarta over the whole year is 24°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C. The rainy (wet) season in Puerto Vallarta runs from June to February, peaking in August with a 87% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 21%. Winds in Puerto Vallarta are highest in May, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Puerto Vallarta come in March, when the sky is typically 29% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Puerto Vallarta climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
25°C
15°C
26°C
64%
42%
1.9 m/s
68
57
24
February
26°C
16°C
26°C
67%
36%
2.2 m/s
69
61
22
March
26°C
16°C
26°C
24%
29%
2.4 m/s
71
61
22
April
28°C
17°C
27°C
21%
36%
2.4 m/s
62
74
10
May
29°C
20°C
30°C
50%
38%
2.6 m/s
25
79
2
June
30°C
24°C
32°C
77%
69%
2.4 m/s
9
62
1
July
30°C
24°C
34°C
85%
76%
2.2 m/s
6
35
1
August
30°C
24°C
34°C
87%
79%
2.0 m/s
6
29
1
September
30°C
24°C
34°C
85%
77%
1.9 m/s
7
30
2
October
30°C
23°C
33°C
83%
58%
1.9 m/s
8
43
2
November
29°C
20°C
30°C
62%
37%
1.8 m/s
21
69
5
December
27°C
17°C
27°C
79%
40%
1.7 m/s
47
66
13
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Puerto Vallarta weather by season
Year round, Puerto Vallarta has days of about 25°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 30°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 15°C to 24°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Puerto Vallarta weather in winterDecember to February
High 26°CLow 16°CRain 70%
Winter in Puerto Vallarta has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 16°C, with a 70% chance of rain on a given day.
Puerto Vallarta weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 18°CRain 32%
Spring in Puerto Vallarta has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 32% chance of rain on a given day.
Puerto Vallarta weather in summerJune to August
High 30°CLow 24°CRain 83%
Summer in Puerto Vallarta has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 83% chance of rain on a given day.
Puerto Vallarta weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 77%
Autumn in Puerto Vallarta has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 77% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Puerto Vallarta?
The rainy (wet) season in Puerto Vallarta runs from June to February, peaking in August with a 87% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is March to May; April is the driest month, at 21%.
What time of year is Puerto Vallarta windiest?
Winds in Puerto Vallarta are highest in May, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in December, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Puerto Vallarta year round?
The average temperature in Puerto Vallarta over the whole year is 24°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 15°C.