Puerto Vallarta weather in July

In July, Puerto Vallarta sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 285 mm of rain across 28.6 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Puerto Vallarta's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Vallarta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
285 mm
28.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
80%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Puerto Vallarta is municipal seat of Puerto Vallarta, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
4,311/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Puerto Vallarta reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Puerto Vallarta weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°34310.98.2
Feb26° / 16°24211.38.4
Mar27° / 17°100.911.98.5
Apr28° / 18°40.612.57.9
May29° / 20°163136.8
Jun28° / 22°20018.813.24.7
Jul28° / 22°28528.613.13.6
Aug28° / 22°34229.812.73.4
Sep27° / 22°33328.312.13.5
Oct27° / 21°1491911.55.2
Nov27° / 19°355.4117.6
Dec25° / 17°252.910.88.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Puerto Vallarta gets around 285 mm of rain over 28.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12377
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Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of July to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.26:277:41
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2013.16:347:40
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2213.16:357:39
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2513.06:367:38
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2713.06:377:38
2813.06:377:37
2913.06:377:37
3013.06:387:36
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Puerto Vallarta

In seasonPeak

In July, Puerto Vallarta sits inside its pacific hurricane and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Puerto Vallarta sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Puerto Vallarta's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Puerto Vallarta?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Puerto Vallarta.

What to pack for Puerto Vallarta in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Puerto Vallarta sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Vallarta in July

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May26Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Puerto Vallarta in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Vallarta peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 11UV 13Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Puerto Vallarta in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Puerto Vallarta is worst in May — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.7× the cleanest month (January, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1846 µg/m³Jan 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr19Moderate
May49Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Vallarta?

Puerto Vallarta sits at 20.6°N, 105.2°W, 21 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ixtapa, 11 km away.

Topography around Puerto Vallarta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto Vallarta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Vallarta has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 635 m around an average of 84 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,878 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,708 m.

The land around Puerto Vallarta is covered by water (38%), trees (36%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (31%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
635 m
16 km
1,878 m
80 km
2,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Ixtapa 11 km · Mezcales 14 km · San José del Valle 16 km · Bucerías 19 km · Sayulita 35 km · Compostela 77 km · El Salto 82 km · Xalisco 98 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puerto Vallarta (20.617°, -105.2302°, elevation 21 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).