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Luxor vs Puerto Vallarta
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Puerto Vallarta is the wetter, with 69 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Puerto Vallarta is the wetter — about 69 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | -4 | -12 | -17 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -15 | -8 | +1 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | -4 | -12 | -17 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 81 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -15 | -8 | +1 | +6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +3 | -3 | -7 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +8 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 57 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 71 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +3 | -3 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -3 | +2 | +8 | +12 |
Precipitation (in) Puerto Vallarta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +9.6 | +15.4 | +16.8 | +17.2 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.6 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +9.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Puerto Vallarta | 15.5 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +15.4 | +16.8 | +17.2 | +5.3 | +1.1 | +1.1 |
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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