Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Vallarta weather
in July.
A hot, very wet month: the joint 4th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Puerto Vallarta: daytime highs average 30.9°C and nights cool to about 24.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 285 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 15 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tepic (105 km away). In July its highs average 27.7°C, 3.3°C cooler than Puerto Vallarta, with 329 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta ranks 49th of 153 for the warmest July highs and joint 142nd of 153 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 153 cities is 28.0°C; Puerto Vallarta is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs stay level at 30.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 285 mm to 342 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Tepic in JulyMexico · 105 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 20.2°C · 329 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Mexico in JulyMexico · 191 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 24.7°C · 169 mm rain
- Zapopan in JulyMexico · 192 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in JulyMexico · 193 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.9°C · 180 mm rain
- Guadalajara in JulyMexico · 196 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 208 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in JulyMexico · 202 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 208 mm rain
- Tonalá in JulyMexico · 207 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 167 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in JulyMexico · 210 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.0°C · 191 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.