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Puerto Vallarta vs Rhodes
Puerto Vallarta and Rhodes, 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
| Puerto Vallarta | Measure | Rhodes |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better) |
| 13 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 9 |
| ★ 4.3 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $47–$268/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $79–$328/night pp |
| 3 of 13 | Adults-only resorts | 2 of 9 |
| Low hurricane risk | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills | Rainy season | November–February |
| November–May; whales in the bay December–March | Sweet spot | June and September; July–August is hottest, busiest and windiest |
| Puerto Vallarta (PVR), most resorts 10–40 min | Airport | Rhodes Diagoras (RHO), most resorts 20–60 min down the east coast |
| Calm swimmable water, town culture with your resort, LGBTQ+-friendly scene | Best for | Value big-resort beaches, a medieval city, reliable sun |
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
Puerto Vallarta
Rhodes
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Vallarta · high °F | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 83 |
| Rhodes · high °F | 59 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 76 | 68 | 62 |
| 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 |
| Rhodes · rain (in) | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
Approximate climate normals for Banderas Bay and Rhodes: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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