Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Vallarta weather
in February.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Puerto Vallarta: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 18.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tepic (105 km away). In February its highs average 26.3°C, 2.4°C cooler than Puerto Vallarta, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta ranks 16th of 153 for the warmest February highs and joint 111th of 153 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 153 cities is 24.3°C; Puerto Vallarta is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 24 mm to 10 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Tepic in FebruaryMexico · 105 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 13.0°C · 27 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Mexico in FebruaryMexico · 191 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 20.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Zapopan in FebruaryMexico · 192 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 13 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in FebruaryMexico · 193 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Guadalajara in FebruaryMexico · 196 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 11.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in FebruaryMexico · 202 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Tonalá in FebruaryMexico · 207 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in FebruaryMexico · 210 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 18 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.