Puerto Vallarta enjoys an idyllic climate. There are 345 days of sunshine per year and average temperatures between 30 and 32 degrees Celsius during the day and dipping between 10 - 15 degrees lower at night.
Banderas Bay Area in general, is virtually immune from hurricanes. The Bay of Banderas acts as a natural barrier, pushing the storms out to sea, or further up the pacific coast. Only once in the past 35-40 years has Puerto Vallarta and surrounding communities experienced damage from a hurricane.
Located 402 kilometers (250 miles) south of the Tropic of Cancer, Puerto Vallarta's tropical climate, with its characteristic humidity, is often compared to Hawaii since it is located approximately on the same latitude as the Hawaiian Islands.
Here is a more detailed chart of the average weather patterns in Puerto Vallarta:
| Average Temperature: |
| |
Annual |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
ºF
|
77 |
71 |
71 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
82 |
83 |
83 |
83 |
82 |
77 |
73 |
ºC
|
25 |
21 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
27 |
25 |
22 |
| Average High Temperatures: |
| ºF |
85 |
80 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
85 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
90 |
89 |
85 |
81 |
| ºC |
29 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
27 |
29 |
31 |
31 |
32 |
32 |
31 |
29 |
27 |
| Average Low Temperatures: |
| ºF |
69 |
62 |
62 |
63 |
65 |
70 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
76 |
74 |
68 |
65 |
| ºC |
20 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
21 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
23 |
20 |
18 |
| Average Days Above 90ºF (32ºC): |
| |
102 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
21 |
24 |
22 |
18 |
2 |
0 |
| Average Precipitation: |
| In |
55 |
.9 |
.3 |
.1 |
0 |
.2 |
8.2 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
4.8 |
.6 |
.6 |
| mm |
1400 |
23 |
8.6 |
2.2 |
.5 |
5.5 |
210 |
330 |
330 |
350 |
120 |
14 |
16 |
| Average Days with Precipitation: |
| |
66 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
| Average Morning Relative Humidity: |
| % |
90 |
90 |
90 |
88 |
87 |
87 |
88 |
92 |
92 |
93 |
91 |
89 |
90 |
| Average Evening Relative Humidity: |
| % |
68 |
67 |
65 |
65 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
68 |
67 |
68 |
| Average Wind Speed: |
| m/h |
6.2 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
| km/h |
10 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
For more on Puerto Vallarta, see the Banderas Business Directory. |