Luckily for visitors to the city, puerto vallarta has a couple of natural barriers which prevent storms from entering the city. Below is a comparison of the noaa and colorado state universitys predictions along with the 19812010 average and final numbers for 20122015. The resorts loaded guest into buses and drove them to a safe place to wait out the storm. In spite of that, hurricane season should not put a damper on your vacation plans in mexico, particularly if you are traveling to puerto vallarta. The coast of mexico, including puerto vallarta, has been. The category 3 storm is currently churning toward baja california, though its thankfully. Average weather in puerto vallarta, mexico, year round. Unfortunately, though, the 2016 hurricane season is looking. The resorts have not been full during those times and the rates have been reasonable. Hurrican emergency escape plan tourists, expats puerto. Is it safe to travel to mexico during hurricane season. In fact, we have just survived the biggest hurricane in history, hurricane patricia, in october 2015. Puerto vallarta is in the tropics, which means tropical storms and even hurricanes are normal occurrences throughout rainy season.
These printable puerto vallarta maps of different neighborhoods are. In puerto vallarta, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is warm, muggy, and partly cloudy. Puerto vallarta, mexico hurricane season % of month affected by tropical storms. There really isnt a hurricane season in puerto vallarta, the whole pacific area has one, but pv tends to be spared from the effects of tropical. When is it considered peak season in puerto vallarta. Puerto vallarta was full of budgetminded tourist on the weekend patricia paid a visit. What are the best ways to prepare for a visit to mexico during hurricane season.
The city of puerto vallarta is the government seat of the municipality of puerto vallarta which. I have read conflicting reports on the weather and. Evacuation from hotel riu vallarta on morning before hurricane patricia made. Thanks to its location the weather is great, with average highs of 90. Hurricane bud becomes the eastern pacifics second named storm. Weather reports from november 2016 in puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico with highs and lows.
The 2017 pacific hurricane season was significantly less active than the previous three pacific. Hurricane season puerto vallarta message board tripadvisor. Best time to visit puerto vallarta, hurricane season, average weather by month cuethat heres a list of important landmarks in puerto vallarta and things you should check out if you have the time, depending on your interests and available time, you may need to reduce your. Hurricane kenna was the fourthmost intense tropical cyclone on record in the eastern pacific basin, and at the time the thirdmost intense pacific hurricane to strike the west coast of mexico. The bay of banderas acts as a natural barrier, dragging the storms out to sea, or further up the coast. So i guess that give you pretty good odds that nothing will happen.
But i found out that a huge hurricane landed on pv in october 2002. Puerto vallarta one of the safest places to visit on mexicos during hurricane season, which typically runs from june through november. After a sluggish start to eastern pacific hurricane season, the basin is making up for lost time. Best time to visit puerto vallarta, hurricane season, average weather by month cuethat. If you are planning on traveling to mexico during the summer, consider a visit to puerto vallarta. Popular pacific coast destinations in mexico include puerto vallarta which is. Mexico hurricane season puerto vallarta fodors travel. The 2016 count began early this year with two named storms to date. The hurrican season the hurricane season, the curse of puerto rican weather, lasts officially, at least from june 1 to november 30. Puerto vallarta s hurricane season although puerto vallarta lies on a geographical path that is frequented by hurricanes, the city is protected by a formidable natural defense. This wednesday, may 29, the government of great britain issued an alert for violence to tourists who plan to travel to mexico. Alex, a rare january hurricane and tropical storm bonnie late last week.
In fact, the number of visitors in june and july the beginning of hurricane season was substantially. Hurricane patricia was the most intense tropical cyclone on record worldwide in terms of wind. Hurricane forecast and names for 2016 geomexico, the. Puerto vallarta is near the bay of banderas and hurricanes dont come into the bay. Kenna was the sixteenth tropical depression, thirteenth tropical storm, seventh hurricane, sixth major hurricane, and third category 5 hurricane of the 2002 pacific hurricane season.
Visiting puerto rico in hurricane season tripsavvy. Current weather in puerto vallarta and forecast for today, tomorrow, and next 14 days. Pages in category hurricanes in puerto rico the following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total. Instagram post by puerto vallarta oct 9, 2016 at 9. Just as a side note, hurricane season for those of us who have witnessed this weather are the same aforementioned months. The 2016 hurricane season in mexico for pacific coast storms starts on 15 may and lasts. This section reports on the widearea average surface temperature of that water. Weather in early october puerto vallarta forum tripadvisor. Puerto rico weather what weather is really like in. Weather in november 2016 in puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico. Hurricane season puerto vallarta forum tripadvisor.
Because of puerto vallartas location in the middle of banderas bay, surrounded by mountains on all sides, pv is quite sheltered. When is the hurricane season in puerto vallarta puerto. The rains ward off a sizable chunk of the tourist hoards, lowering prices and placating high seasons busyness. Hillary is working remotely for her cpa firm and greg is working on this site full time. Tropical storm lester has become the twelfth named storm of the 2016 pacific hurricane season.
She presumed that since schools were out in the states and canada, it must be primary travel time. Situated on the pacific coast in banderas bay, it is sheltered by both the shape of the bay and the sierra madre mountains. If patricia had hit puerto vallarta like it was predicted, things would have been. The puerto vallarta, mexico tropical storm risk chart above shows the hurricane season. The surrounding the bay of banderas deflects almost all hurricanes headed for the city out away into the ocean, and the remnants of any that do make it through almost. Learn more about puerto vallarta, mexico destination blog. Honeymoon mexico vacation mexico travel vacation spots punta mita tulum puerto vallarta vacations vallarta mexico spring break 2016. But i, personally, will never believe any official forecasts again. In january 2016, the michoacan ministry of social development enacted a. Accuweather forecasters continue to monitor an area of disturbed weather in the east pacific, which could become the first tropical depression of the season in the basin and one for the record. Things to do in puerto vallarta, mexico cnn travel.
Many tourists who visit puerto vallarta frequently actually base their vacations around hurricane season because they can usually score amazing travel deals. Most resorts have lower occupancy rates during these times, so they are often happy to give travelers room upgrades, free nights or discounts around their property on everything from dining. Puerto vallarta weather averages for planning holidays, mexico. The 2016 hurricane season in mexico for pacific coast storms starts on 15. Hurricane season covers a long period of time, and while there is a risk of hurricanes throughout that period, the weather is typically fine for most of the season. How safe is puerto vallarta during hurricane season. I suggested puerto vallarta because its on the pacific side. Visiting mexico during hurricane season is the cheapest time to visit. My husband and i come every year at christmas, so this is our first time in oct. Pv or simply vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the guadalajara metropolitan area. At the start of the 2018 hurricane season in the eastern pacific, the state civil protection unit in puerto vallarta, jalisco, are ready to start with preventive actions to safeguard the integrity of the population and tourists.
Hurricanes and tropical storms are no laughing matter, as they can generate a whole lot of destruction if their powerful intensity strikes land. In august of 2016, we packed up our things, greg quit his job, and we moved to puerto vallarta, mexico. Most of the regular contributors here will say that the weather is pretty much wonderful all the time. Non peak season may to october is considered the rainy season, not hurricane season as some of you may have heard. Because this incredible city is located along the picturesque waters of banderas bay, it is blessed to sustain little to no damage as most hurricanes approach the area.
This past summer in puerto vallarta, a guest asked us if this was high season, in the middle of july. June to november is clearly a long season with risks of tropical storms and hurricanes, but island life goes on as normal for residents, they continue enjoying the island treasures. Sep 14, 20 puerto vallarta really does not have a hurricane season, from time to time the city has been hit by hurricanes, but mostly its been spared, the main. I have read conflicting reports on the weather and figure a true tripadvisor will give the best advicejr i saw a report that said they are expecting the hurricane weather to be mild this year due to. Hurricane bud is the second of backtoback major hurricanes to form in less than a week. Puerto vallarta flooding, earthquakes, fire, hurricanes. Things to do in puerto vallarta puerto vallarta travel forum puerto vallarta photos. Best time to visit puerto vallarta, hurricane season, average weather by month guardiano may 31, 2016 place no comments the most effective time to visit puerto vallarta is in between april and also june when the weather is positive as well as the room prices are cost effective. Get the monthly weather forecast for puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico, including daily highlow, historical averages, to help you plan ahead.
Puerto vallarta is virtually immune from hurricanes. Best time to visit puerto vallarta, hurricane season. Puerto vallarta weather averages for holidays in 20202021. The bay is our natural protection against hurricanes. Dry season in puerto vallarta starts in this month, temperatures start to go down. In general, the citys weather is warm with average highs ranging from 80 degrees. Past weather in puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico november 2016. The best time to visit puerto plata is may and june, when hotel rates take a dive for the impending rainy season. Hurricane season on the west coast is july to october, mas o menos, but puerto vallarta is seldom affected, once in 70 years. I spent two of the most miserable weeks of my life in pv in early october sweated my butt off at the beach during the day in stifling heat and humidity and spent most evening soaked to the bone while trying to go out to dinner during torrential tropical downpours.
Only once in the past 35 years has puerto vallarta experienced damage from a. Now, that doesnt mean that pv is in some way magically free. This makes the second consecutive year after 2016 where the first storms in both basins were preseason storms. Noaa predicts nearnormal 2016 atlantic hurricane season. Map of the state of jalisco, including guadalajara, puerto vallarta and chapala.
The atlantic hurricane season begins june 1 and ends november 30. A friend of mine asked me about beach places she can take her children for their birthdays in september. The chart was processed from data supplied by the us meteorological agency noaa. However, because its hurricane season and its warm in the continental u. Trustworthy information on rain in puerto vallarta, and thousands of other topics, provided by a community of experts. As a fishing town, puerto vallartas main source of pesos, in addition to fishing. They way this season is starting out, i would be more worried about the summer storm season in the midwest than our lame hurricane season in vallarta. This specific geography results in hurricanes rarely striking the area.
Through the official website of the government of great britain, the european country alerted the british people about the violence in mexico, as well as insecurity in the cdmx, migration issues, hurricane season, and the zika virus. We have been there many times, but always in september or october and one time in april not at easter. Although the numbers were much lower compared to those of the high season, hundreds of thousands of tourists still visited mexico in 2015s hurricane season. Puerto vallartas hurricane season although puerto vallarta lies on a geographical path that is frequented by hurricanes, the city is protected by a formidable natural defense. Puerto vallarta, jalisco, mexico monthly weather accuweather. At least they give you lots of time to prepare for them unlike tornadoes. Puerto vallarta is located near a large body of water e. Now, that doesnt mean that pv is in some way magically free from hurricanes and their effects, as some liked to.
High season is now, and there are few places in puerto vallarta that dont validate the fact. The official hurricane season in puerto rico is from june 1 to november 30, tropical storms typically hit the island during this time. Average weather in september in puerto vallarta, mexico. Thanks to our mountains which rise to over 5,000 feet in elevation, the hurricane quickly broke up and eventually dissipated.
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