Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Vallarta weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 11th warmest and the 5th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Puerto Vallarta: daytime highs average 28.5°C and nights cool to about 19.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 54 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tepic (105 km away). In December its highs average 25.4°C, 3.2°C cooler than Puerto Vallarta, with 31 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta ranks 15th of 153 for the warmest December highs and joint 113th of 153 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 153 cities is 22.7°C; Puerto Vallarta is 5.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 34 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Puerto Vallarta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 34 | 3.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 28.7°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 24 | 2.0 | 11.511 h |
| March | 29.6°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 10 | 0.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.0°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 3.5 | 0.6 | 12.613 h |
| May | 32.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 16 | 3.0 | 13.113 h |
| June | 31.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 200 | 18.8 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 285 | 28.6 | 13.313 h |
| August | 30.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 342 | 29.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 333 | 28.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 149 | 19.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.9°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 35 | 5.3 | 11.211 h |
| December, selected | 28.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 25 | 2.8 | 10.911 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Tepic in DecemberMexico · 105 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.7°C · 31 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Mexico in DecemberMexico · 191 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Zapopan in DecemberMexico · 192 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 10.4°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in DecemberMexico · 193 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 11.2°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Guadalajara in DecemberMexico · 196 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.1°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in DecemberMexico · 202 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 11.5°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Tonalá in DecemberMexico · 207 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 10.8°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in DecemberMexico · 210 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 11 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Puerto Vallarta) is explained once on the Puerto Vallarta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.