Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

There are 127 tropical destinations in our catalog, and Puerto Vallarta's numbers hold their own: a 99/100 sun score at its April peak, when rain interrupts barely 0% of days. For a coastal escape in the tropics, the data is a good starting point.

The year runs from average lows of 17°C in January to highs of 31°C in July. On the rain ledger, April is the safest bet at a 0% chance of a wet day, while August climbs to 85%. If 24°C is your bar for proper warmth, count on January–December.

The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 30°C against winter's 27°C, while rain-day odds move from 5% in winter and 2% in spring to 67% in summer and 45% through autumn. In short: plan around spring if you can, keep winter as the fallback, and go into summer with managed expectations (its season score is 80). For warmth without the densest crowds, the shoulder play is January: still 26°C highs, with a sun score of 94.

Best months to visit Puerto Vallarta

The best month on record is April — a 99/100 sun score, built on 42% cloud cover and 0% rain-day odds — followed by May and March. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. Skip September if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 73/100.

For context: in April, Puerto Vallarta is drier than 100% of the tropical destinations we track.

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Right now the 16-day outlook shows 7 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and one day with real rain risk, with temperatures between 18°C and 32°C — which is how Puerto Vallarta earns its current 94/100 sun score.