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Luxor vs Puerto Vallarta
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Puerto Vallarta is the wetter, with 1756 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Puerto Vallarta, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Puerto Vallarta: Hot
Winters
Puerto Vallarta has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Puerto Vallarta: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Puerto Vallarta is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Puerto Vallarta: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Puerto Vallarta: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Vallarta is the wetter — about 1756 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -2 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -2 | -7 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Difference | +29 | +22 | +10 | +2 | +2 | +243 | +392 | +427 | +437 | +135 | +27 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 243 |
| Difference | +29 | +22 | +10 | +2 | +2 | +243 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 393 | 427 | 438 | 136 | 30 | 28 |
| Difference | +392 | +427 | +437 | +135 | +27 | +28 |
Cloud cover (%) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +18 | +21 | +19 | +53 | +67 | +72 | +72 | +46 | +27 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 49 | 45 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 63 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +18 | +21 | +19 | +53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 76 | 79 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 51 |
| Difference | +67 | +72 | +72 | +46 | +27 | +29 |
Relative humidity (%) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +18 | +23 | +25 | +26 | +33 | +52 | +61 | +63 | +60 | +51 | +35 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 64 | 60 | 52 | 47 | 51 | 70 |
| Difference | +18 | +23 | +25 | +26 | +33 | +52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 81 | 84 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +61 | +63 | +60 | +51 | +35 | +23 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Luxor trends → · Puerto Vallarta trends →
Methodology & sources
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Puerto Vallarta
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at El Cuale, about 3 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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