Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Vallarta weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Puerto Vallarta: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 18.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tepic (105 km away). In March its highs average 28.0°C, 1.6°C cooler than Puerto Vallarta, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta ranks joint 28th of 153 for the warmest March highs and joint 58th of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Puerto Vallarta is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 31.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 3.5 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Tepic in MarchMexico · 105 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 13.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Mexico in MarchMexico · 191 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 20.0°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Zapopan in MarchMexico · 192 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 12.9°C · 6.6 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in MarchMexico · 193 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Guadalajara in MarchMexico · 196 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in MarchMexico · 202 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Tonalá in MarchMexico · 207 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 13.2°C · 6.7 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in MarchMexico · 210 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 15 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.