Puerto Vallarta weather in May
In May, Puerto Vallarta has daytime highs averaging 32 °C, nights around 21 °C, with 3.0 wet days, and a sea temperature of 26 °C. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 31.8°C Average high
- 21.4°C Average low
- 3.0days Wet days
- 16mm Rainfall
- 26.3°C Sea temperature
- 13h Daylight
Daily temperatures through May
How May develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 May | 31.6 °C | 20.5 °C | 3 % |
| 11–20 May | 32.1 °C | 21.3 °C | 6 % |
| 21–31 May | 31.6 °C | 22.2 °C | 18 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of May (18 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (3 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical May | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 25 of 31 | 82 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 3.0 of 31 | 10 % |
Conditions in May
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 26 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 37 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 17 °C |
| Relative humidity | 75 % |
| Wind speed | 12 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 35 % |
Where Puerto Vallarta ranks in May
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in the world in May | 34thof 50 | 91/100 |
| The warmest places in North America in May | 37thof 50 | 32 °C |
| The driest places in North America in May | 50thof 50 | 16 mm |
May compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| March | 29.1 °C | 10 mm | 33 % |
| April | 30.4 °C | 3 mm | 38 % |
| May | 31.8 °C | 16 mm | 35 % |
| June | 31.0 °C | 194 mm | 64 % |
| July | 30.9 °C | 279 mm | 81 % |
See all twelve months for Puerto Vallarta
- May is the warmest month in Puerto Vallarta.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 2nd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 13 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 3.0 of 31 days — 10 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest May day on record since 1991 reached 37 °C, 5.4 °C above the usual daytime high.
- Beach score: 91 / 100 — see how this is calculated.
Nearby destinations in May
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta | 32 °C | 3.0 | 26 |
| Tepic | 31 °C | 2 | – |
| Manzanillo | 30 °C | 1 | 27 |
| Zapopan | 32 °C | 3 | – |
| Guadalajara | 32 °C | 4 | – |
| Tlaquepaque | 32 °C | 4 | – |
| Tonalá | 31 °C | 4 | – |
| Zamora de Hidalgo | 32 °C | 8 | – |
| Mazatlán | 30 °C | 0 | 26 |
QuestionsMay in Puerto Vallarta, answered
How warm is Puerto Vallarta in May?
Daily highs average 32 °C and nights fall to about 21 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes May the 6th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Puerto Vallarta in May?
May averages 16 mm of rain, spread over about 3 of the 31 days — 10 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 35 % of the sky.
Is the sea warm enough to swim in May?
The sea averages 26 °C off Puerto Vallarta in May. Most people find water below 20 °C bracing and above 25 °C comfortable for a long swim; this figure is a monthly surface average, so a sheltered bay on a still afternoon can be warmer.
How long are the days in May?
Puerto Vallarta averages 13 hours between sunrise and sunset in May. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.