Negril vs Puerto Vallarta

Large turquoise pool with lane markings at Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa, flanked by white buildings, palm trees, and blue lounge chairs under clear sky.

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

Negril and Puerto Vallarta, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

By the numbers

Negril compared with Puerto Vallarta
Negril	Measure	Puerto Vallarta
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	13
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.3
$127–$490/night pp	Nightly rates	$47–$268/night pp (better)
8 of 14	Adults-only resorts	2 of 13
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–June and September–November	Rainy season	Usually June–October, with showers and thunderstorms
December–April, with a sunset every night of the year	Sweet spot	November–May, outside the usual rainy season
Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer	Airport	Puerto Vallarta International (PVR)
Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays	Best for	Town outings, restaurants and a beach-resort stay

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Negril

Puerto Vallarta

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Negril and Puerto Vallarta
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	83
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5

Approximate climate normals for Seven Mile Beach and Banderas Bay: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.