Climate averages 1991–2020
Puerto Vallarta weather
in October.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Puerto Vallarta: daytime highs average 30.5°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 149 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tepic (105 km away). In October its highs average 27.4°C, 3.1°C cooler than Puerto Vallarta, with 144 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Puerto Vallarta ranks 16th of 153 for the warmest October highs and 130th of 153 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 153 cities is 25.7°C; Puerto Vallarta is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 149 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Tepic in OctoberMexico · 105 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 19.4°C · 144 mm rain
- Manzanillo, Mexico in OctoberMexico · 191 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 146 mm rain
- Zapopan in OctoberMexico · 192 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in OctoberMexico · 193 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Guadalajara in OctoberMexico · 196 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 14.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in OctoberMexico · 202 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 14.8°C · 53 mm rain
- Tonalá in OctoberMexico · 207 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in OctoberMexico · 210 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 90 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.