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Puerto Vallarta Weather Records (MXN00014116)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Puerto Vallarta (MXN00014116), Mexico, with 63 years of record.

Key Facts for Puerto Vallarta

  • Puerto Vallarta (MXN00014116) is a weather station in Mexico at 20.60 latitude and -105.22 longitude, 10 m (32 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1926 to 1988, 63 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Puerto Vallarta still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Puerto Vallarta tied a daily record low maximum temperature of 30.6 C (87.1 F) on 27 October 1988.

About the Station

  • Location: Mexico, 20.60 latitude, -105.22 longitude.
  • Elevation: 10 m (32 ft).
  • Period of record: 1926 to 1988, 63 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Puerto Vallarta, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Puerto Vallarta. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 01020304050 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Puerto Vallarta. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Puerto Vallarta, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.0 C (95.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Feb35.6 C (96.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Mar36.7 C (98.1 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Apr40.6 C (105.1 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)n/an/a
May43.3 C (109.9 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)n/an/a
Jun45.6 C (114.1 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)n/an/a
Jul45.0 C (113.0 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)n/an/a
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.6 C (105.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)n/an/a
Oct40.6 C (105.1 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)n/an/a
Nov37.8 C (100.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)n/an/a
Dec38.9 C (102.0 F)8.9 C (48.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Puerto Vallarta by the year they were set 1,464 records at Puerto Vallarta still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 140. 0501001501926: 1171927: 431928: 181929: 211930: 201931: 171932: 131933: 51934: 161935: 141936: 191937: 131938: 101939: 621940: 301941: 211942: 311943: 281944: 491945: 451946: 651947: 921948: 1401949: 391950: 301951: 571952: 391953: 281954: 281955: 71956: 91957: 671958: 101959: 191960: 101961: 91962: 31963: 71964: 51965: 121966: 201967: 111968: 121969: 131970: 71971: 101972: 161973: 141974: 61975: 101976: 31977: 61978: 91979: 91980: 51981: 91982: 21983: 81984: 31985: 41986: 61987: 121988: 1192619331940194719541961196819751982
1,464 records at Puerto Vallarta still stand. 1948 holds the most, with 140.
Standing records at Puerto Vallarta by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
1926117
192743
192818
192921
193020
193117
193213
19335
193416
193514
193619
193713
193810
193962
194030
194121
194231
194328
194449
194545
194665
194792
1948140
194939
195030
195157
195239
195328
195428
19557
19569
195767
195810
195919
196010
19619
19623
19637
19645
196512
196620
196711
196812
196913
19707
197110
197216
197314
19746
197510
19763
19776
19789
19799
19805
19819
19822
19838
19843
19854
19866
198712
19881

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Puerto Vallarta set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Puerto Vallarta between 8 September 1978 and 10 April 1983. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord low minimum temperature8 September 1978: Record daily precipitation 241.3 mm (9.5 in)10 April 1983: Record low minimum temperature 7.8 C (46.0 F)1980
2 all-time records were set at Puerto Vallarta between 8 September 1978 and 10 April 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Puerto Vallarta set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1978-09-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1983-04-10Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature 7.8 C (46.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 241.3 mm (9.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Puerto Vallarta The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Puerto Vallarta. The most was 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 8 September 1978. 0100200300 Jan: 97.8 mm (3.9 in), 30 January 1984 Jan Feb: 179.8 mm (7.1 in), 1 February 1935 Feb Mar: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 4 March 1968 Mar Apr: 76.5 mm (3.0 in), 16 April 1959 Apr May: 89.4 mm (3.5 in), 26 May 1983 May Jun: 159.8 mm (6.3 in), 28 June 1970 Jun Jul: 218.4 mm (8.6 in), 13 July 1951 Jul Aug: 239.8 mm (9.4 in), 27 August 1932 Aug Sep: 241.3 mm (9.5 in), 8 September 1978 Sep Oct: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 7 October 1967 Oct Nov: 75.9 mm (3.0 in), 26 November 1982 Nov Dec: 91.9 mm (3.6 in), 26 December 1974 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Puerto Vallarta. The most was 241.3 mm (9.5 in) on 8 September 1978.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Puerto Vallarta
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan97.8 mm (3.9 in)30 January 1984
Feb179.8 mm (7.1 in)1 February 1935
Mar76.5 mm (3.0 in)4 March 1968
Apr76.5 mm (3.0 in)16 April 1959
May89.4 mm (3.5 in)26 May 1983
Jun159.8 mm (6.3 in)28 June 1970
Jul218.4 mm (8.6 in)13 July 1951
Aug239.8 mm (9.4 in)27 August 1932
Sep241.3 mm (9.5 in)8 September 1978
Oct131.3 mm (5.2 in)7 October 1967
Nov75.9 mm (3.0 in)26 November 1982
Dec91.9 mm (3.6 in)26 December 1974

Period of Record Coverage

1926 to 1988
Days with data per year at Puerto Vallarta 63 years of record at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1926, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1983, 1988. 1926: 123 of 365 days1927: 58 of 365 days1928: 334 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 90 of 365 days1934: 144 of 365 days1935: 264 of 365 days1936: 351 of 366 days1937: 363 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 362 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 334 of 365 days1944: 335 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 363 of 365 days1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 318 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 365 of 366 days1953: 363 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 334 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 359 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 359 of 365 days1960: 361 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 333 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 361 of 365 days1966: 363 of 365 days1967: 356 of 365 days1968: 360 of 366 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 364 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 363 of 365 days1983: 266 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 336 of 365 days1988: 305 of 366 days193019401950196019701980
63 years of record at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1926, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1949, 1983, 1988.
Days with data per year at Puerto Vallarta
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
192612334%No
19275816%No
192833491%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
19339025%No
193414439%No
193526472%No
193635196%Yes
193736399%Yes
1938365100%Yes
193936299%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
194333492%Yes
194433592%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194736399%Yes
1948365100%Yes
194931887%No
195036299%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952365100%Yes
195336399%Yes
195436299%Yes
195533492%Yes
195636499%Yes
195735998%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195935998%Yes
196036199%Yes
196136399%Yes
196236099%Yes
196333391%Yes
1964365100%Yes
196536199%Yes
196636399%Yes
196735698%Yes
196836098%Yes
196936299%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973364100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975364100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198236399%Yes
198326673%No
1984365100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
198733692%Yes
198830583%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Puerto Vallarta
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 October 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie22 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie41 years4 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily high min (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 1988Puerto Vallarta, MXall-time low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie57 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)60 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)44 years29 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily high min23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)52 years23 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily rain (Tie)2.3 mm (0.09 in)tie49 years5 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily rain82.8 mm (3.3 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 years11 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily rain126.5 mm (5.0 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)4 years14 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)56 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 May 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie40 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)58 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max (Tie)26.7 C (80.1 F)tie34 years4 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1987Puerto Vallarta, MXdaily low max26.1 C (79.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

49 complete years, 1929 to 1986
Annual mean temperature at Puerto Vallarta as warming stripes, 1929 to 1986 One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Puerto Vallarta, 1929 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.7 C (78.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 24.5 C (76.2 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 28.0 C (82.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F). 1929: 25.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1930: 25.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1931: 25.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1932: 25.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1936: 25.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1937: 25.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 25.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1939: 25.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1940: 25.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1941: 25.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1942: 25.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1945: 25.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1946: 25.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1947: 25.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1948: 25.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1950: 25.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1951: 26.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1952: 26.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1953: 26.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1954: 26.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1956: 26.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1957: 28.0 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1958: 27.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1959: 27.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1960: 26.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1961: 26.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1962: 26.4 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1964: 25.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1965: 25.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1966: 25.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1967: 25.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1968: 25.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1969: 25.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1970: 25.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1971: 25.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 26.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1973: 25.5 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 25.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 24.5 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1976: 25.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 25.8 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1978: 25.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1979: 25.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1980: 25.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1981: 25.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1982: 25.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1984: 25.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 24.9 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 25.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean192919351940194519501955196019651970197519801985
One stripe for each of 49 complete years at Puerto Vallarta, 1929 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 25.7 C (78.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1975, at 24.5 C (76.2 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 28.0 C (82.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Puerto Vallarta as warming stripes, 1929 to 1986
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
192925.0 C-0.80 C
193025.5 C-0.27 C
193125.7 C-0.09 C
193225.2 C-0.51 C
193625.6 C-0.16 C
193725.3 C-0.48 C
193825.3 C-0.41 C
193925.0 C-0.71 C
194025.8 C+0.09 C
194125.9 C+0.13 C
194225.4 C-0.33 C
194525.0 C-0.71 C
194625.9 C+0.15 C
194725.0 C-0.79 C
194825.9 C+0.16 C
195025.9 C+0.18 C
195126.0 C+0.21 C
195226.2 C+0.47 C
195326.1 C+0.39 C
195426.9 C+1.14 C
195626.7 C+0.94 C
195728.0 C+2.27 C
195827.2 C+1.49 C
195927.1 C+1.36 C
196026.2 C+0.48 C
196126.2 C+0.48 C
196226.4 C+0.68 C
196425.6 C-0.18 C
196525.8 C+0.08 C
196625.8 C+0.02 C
196725.4 C-0.40 C
196825.7 C-0.08 C
196925.7 C-0.06 C
197025.5 C-0.28 C
197125.2 C-0.59 C
197226.3 C+0.57 C
197325.5 C-0.24 C
197425.2 C-0.60 C
197524.5 C-1.22 C
197625.1 C-0.63 C
197725.8 C+0.06 C
197825.9 C+0.18 C
197925.7 C-0.06 C
198025.7 C-0.01 C
198125.4 C-0.32 C
198225.7 C-0.06 C
198425.2 C-0.52 C
198524.9 C-0.84 C
198625.4 C-0.36 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1929 to 1986 is -0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.10) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.23 to 0.18) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 49 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Puerto Vallarta
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.10) per decade-0.02 F (-0.23 to 0.18) per decade1929 to 198649Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.3 C (-0.6 to -0.1) per decade-0.6 F (-1.0 to -0.2) per decade1929 to 198649Fall
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade0.6 F (0.1 to 1.0) per decade1929 to 198649Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1926 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Puerto Vallarta: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.6 C (114.1 F)194636.7 C (98.1 F)63
Coldest night (TNn)7.8 C (46.0 F)198312.8 C (55.0 F)63
Wettest day (Rx1day)241.3 mm (9.5 in)1978111.3 mm (4.4 in)63
Wettest five days (Rx5day)407.9 mm (16.1 in)1945198.1 mm (7.8 in)63
Longest dry spell (CDD)167 days1957112 days63

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Puerto Vallarta by year The hottest day of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F). 253035404550194019601980Record: 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1946
The hottest day of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Puerto Vallarta by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
192635.6 C (96.1 F)
192727.8 C (82.0 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193037.2 C (99.0 F)
193136.1 C (97.0 F)
193236.7 C (98.1 F)
193331.7 C (89.1 F)
193436.7 C (98.1 F)
193536.1 C (97.0 F)
193637.2 C (99.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193838.3 C (100.9 F)
193937.8 C (100.0 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194138.3 C (100.9 F)
194240.0 C (104.0 F)
194340.0 C (104.0 F)
194440.0 C (104.0 F)
194540.0 C (104.0 F)
194645.6 C (114.1 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194841.7 C (107.1 F)
194940.0 C (104.0 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195136.1 C (97.0 F)
195235.0 C (95.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195438.3 C (100.9 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195638.9 C (102.0 F)
195745.0 C (113.0 F)
195838.9 C (102.0 F)
195942.2 C (108.0 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196137.8 C (100.0 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196437.8 C (100.0 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196635.0 C (95.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196936.7 C (98.1 F)
197037.2 C (99.0 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197238.3 C (100.9 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197533.9 C (93.0 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198035.6 C (96.1 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198236.1 C (97.0 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198435.0 C (95.0 F)
198535.6 C (96.1 F)
198635.0 C (95.0 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Puerto Vallarta by year The coldest night of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 7.8 C (46.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F). 510152025194019601980Record: 7.8 C (46.0 F) in 1983
The coldest night of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 7.8 C (46.0 F) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Puerto Vallarta by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
192623.9 C (75.0 F)
192720.0 C (68.0 F)
192812.8 C (55.0 F)
192910.6 C (51.1 F)
193011.7 C (53.1 F)
193111.7 C (53.1 F)
193211.7 C (53.1 F)
193311.7 C (53.1 F)
193416.7 C (62.1 F)
193513.9 C (57.0 F)
193613.9 C (57.0 F)
193711.1 C (52.0 F)
193810.0 C (50.0 F)
19399.4 C (48.9 F)
194010.0 C (50.0 F)
194110.0 C (50.0 F)
194210.0 C (50.0 F)
194310.0 C (50.0 F)
194410.0 C (50.0 F)
194510.6 C (51.1 F)
194610.6 C (51.1 F)
19478.9 C (48.0 F)
194810.0 C (50.0 F)
194910.0 C (50.0 F)
195015.0 C (59.0 F)
195113.9 C (57.0 F)
195215.0 C (59.0 F)
195315.6 C (60.1 F)
195415.0 C (59.0 F)
195510.6 C (51.1 F)
195611.7 C (53.1 F)
195713.3 C (55.9 F)
195811.7 C (53.1 F)
195912.8 C (55.0 F)
196010.0 C (50.0 F)
196113.3 C (55.9 F)
196212.8 C (55.0 F)
196314.4 C (57.9 F)
196413.9 C (57.0 F)
196515.0 C (59.0 F)
196612.2 C (54.0 F)
196712.8 C (55.0 F)
196813.9 C (57.0 F)
19698.9 C (48.0 F)
197015.0 C (59.0 F)
197112.2 C (54.0 F)
197210.0 C (50.0 F)
197313.9 C (57.0 F)
197411.7 C (53.1 F)
197512.8 C (55.0 F)
197612.8 C (55.0 F)
197713.9 C (57.0 F)
197812.8 C (55.0 F)
197910.6 C (51.1 F)
198011.7 C (53.1 F)
198113.9 C (57.0 F)
198213.3 C (55.9 F)
19837.8 C (46.0 F)
198413.3 C (55.9 F)
198512.8 C (55.0 F)
198612.8 C (55.0 F)
198711.7 C (53.1 F)
198812.8 C (55.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Puerto Vallarta by year The wettest day of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.3 mm (4.4 in). 0100200300194019601980Record: 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1978
The wettest day of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.3 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Puerto Vallarta by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
192671.9 mm (2.8 in)
19270.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1929110.0 mm (4.3 in)
193095.8 mm (3.8 in)
1931123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1932239.8 mm (9.4 in)
193316.8 mm (0.7 in)
1934124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1935179.8 mm (7.1 in)
193657.4 mm (2.3 in)
193754.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1939127.0 mm (5.0 in)
194090.4 mm (3.6 in)
194197.3 mm (3.8 in)
194270.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943110.5 mm (4.4 in)
194471.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945168.4 mm (6.6 in)
194681.8 mm (3.2 in)
194791.9 mm (3.6 in)
1948100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1949111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1950135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1951218.4 mm (8.6 in)
195282.3 mm (3.2 in)
1953158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1954135.9 mm (5.4 in)
195581.3 mm (3.2 in)
1956154.9 mm (6.1 in)
195787.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1960161.8 mm (6.4 in)
196199.8 mm (3.9 in)
1962103.4 mm (4.1 in)
196368.8 mm (2.7 in)
196496.8 mm (3.8 in)
1965143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1966144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1967131.3 mm (5.2 in)
196883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1969105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1970159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1971191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1972151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1973122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1976151.4 mm (6.0 in)
197781.8 mm (3.2 in)
1978241.3 mm (9.5 in)
1979120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980166.9 mm (6.6 in)
198189.9 mm (3.5 in)
1982121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1983123.2 mm (4.9 in)
198497.8 mm (3.9 in)
198583.3 mm (3.3 in)
1986100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1987126.5 mm (5.0 in)
198862.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Puerto Vallarta by year The wettest five days of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 407.9 mm (16.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 198.1 mm (7.8 in). 0200400600194019601980Record: 407.9 mm (16.1 in) in 1945
The wettest five days of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 407.9 mm (16.1 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 198.1 mm (7.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Puerto Vallarta by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1926231.2 mm (9.1 in)
19270.0 mm (0.00 in)
1928185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1929279.3 mm (11.0 in)
1930134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1931243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1932386.9 mm (15.2 in)
193322.1 mm (0.9 in)
1934192.9 mm (7.6 in)
1935212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1936146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1937172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1938260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1939183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1940156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1941137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1942202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1943178.0 mm (7.0 in)
1944144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1945407.9 mm (16.1 in)
1946183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1947206.5 mm (8.1 in)
1948231.9 mm (9.1 in)
1949169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1950228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1951277.4 mm (10.9 in)
1952193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1953167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1954253.5 mm (10.0 in)
1955219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1956291.4 mm (11.5 in)
1957167.2 mm (6.6 in)
1958211.5 mm (8.3 in)
1959187.0 mm (7.4 in)
1960205.9 mm (8.1 in)
1961198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1962255.3 mm (10.1 in)
1963120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1964154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1965192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1966256.4 mm (10.1 in)
1967261.9 mm (10.3 in)
1968161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1969185.1 mm (7.3 in)
1970291.5 mm (11.5 in)
1971386.4 mm (15.2 in)
1972284.0 mm (11.2 in)
1973237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1974227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1975225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1976220.7 mm (8.7 in)
1977147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1978310.1 mm (12.2 in)
1979207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1980333.2 mm (13.1 in)
1981166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1982176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1983230.2 mm (9.1 in)
1984180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1985147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1986144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1987178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1988142.5 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Puerto Vallarta by year The longest dry spell of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 167 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days. 050100150200194019601980Record: 167 days in 1957
The longest dry spell of the year at Puerto Vallarta, 1926 to 1988. The record is 167 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 112 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Puerto Vallarta by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
192631 days
192759 days
192895 days
1929126 days
193083 days
193183 days
193291 days
193353 days
193445 days
1935106 days
1936159 days
1937146 days
1938138 days
1939149 days
194091 days
194184 days
1942151 days
1943147 days
194484 days
1945134 days
1946145 days
194781 days
1948138 days
1949136 days
1950159 days
195174 days
1952111 days
1953105 days
1954154 days
1955135 days
195694 days
1957167 days
195861 days
195971 days
1960159 days
1961134 days
1962136 days
1963112 days
1964137 days
1965117 days
196677 days
1967123 days
196889 days
1969112 days
1970118 days
1971143 days
1972153 days
1973119 days
1974145 days
1975136 days
1976104 days
197768 days
197868 days
1979128 days
1980114 days
198164 days
1982146 days
198347 days
1984133 days
1985102 days
198674 days
198777 days
1988102 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

56 years, 1928 to 1987

A day with at least 114.4 mm (4.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 254.8 mm (10.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Puerto Vallarta: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years114.4 mm (4.5 in)
5 years151.5 mm (6.0 in)
10 years176.2 mm (6.9 in)
25 years207.7 mm (8.2 in)
50 years231.3 mm (9.1 in)
100 years254.8 mm (10.0 in)Longer than the 56 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 56 years of values from 1928 to 1987.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 241.3 mm (9.5 in) in 1978; 239.8 mm (9.4 in) in 1932; 218.4 mm (8.6 in) in 1951.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).