Puerto Vallarta enjoys approx 300 sunny days a year and is located in a “Tropical zone” with lush tropical rain forests and a balmy climate, much different from other parts of Mexico which are located in “Arid zones” with desert flora. Located on the same latitude as Hawaii, just below the Tropic of Cancer the seasons are the same as North America.
The winter (mid November through March) has virtually no rainfall and average temperatures of 80-90 Fahrenheit during the day and 70-75 F at night.
The summer which is also the rainy season with sporadic tropical downpours (mid June through mid October) has average temperatures of 85-90 F during the day and 80-85 F at night.
As the rainy season begins, short intense rains come late at night, gradually progressing until in late August the rains begin late afternoon, so even during the peak of the rainy season the better part of the day is clear and sunny