Best time to visit · Mexico
Best time to visit Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta averages 17 just-right days a year; no month is reliably just right, and February comes closest. Most other days miss by being too hot.
(70 to 80°F, dry, sunny)
(45 to 65°F, dry)
(80 to 92°F, bright)
Puerto Vallarta weather by month
Bars: share of each month's days that are just right (number = days). Below: average daily high. Outlined bars are the best months.
- Just right 17
- Too cool 0
- Too hot 325
- Too muggy 15
- Too gray 7
When to visit Puerto Vallarta
Puerto Vallarta rarely hits the 70 to 80°F, dry and sunny window; February comes closest, with 5 just-right days. March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November are mostly too hot, with average highs of 83 to 87°F (31°C).
Climate table
| Month | Avg high | Dew point | Cloud cover | Just-right days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82°F (28°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 46% | 5 |
| February | 82°F (28°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 36% | 5 |
| March | 83°F (28°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 35% | 3 |
| April | 85°F (29°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 38% | 1 |
| May | 87°F (31°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 31% | 0 |
| June | 86°F (30°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 68% | 0 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 100% | 0 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 100% | 0 |
| September | 85°F (29°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 100% | 0 |
| October | 86°F (30°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 57% | 0 |
| November | 84°F (29°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 35% | 1 |
| December | 82°F (28°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 46% | 4 |
How Puerto Vallarta compares
Puerto Vallarta gets 17 just-right days a year with our default window; the median big US city gets 33. It ranks #5 of 8 Mexico places on Goldilocks Map. On muggy days: 15. On gray days: 7.
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Puerto Vallarta averages 17 just-right days a year (70 to 80°F highs, dry, mostly sunny), according to Goldilocks Map: https://goldilocksmap.com/mexico/puerto-vallarta/Set your own perfect weather on the map →
Numbers are expected days in a typical year from 1991 to 2020 climate normals (TerraClimate; cloud cover from CHELSA), on a grid about 35 km wide. Checked against 10 years of daily records at 28 NOAA weather stations: typical error about 10 days a year. How it works. Updated 2026-10-07.