Puerto Vallarta vs Spain

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

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Puerto Vallarta and Spain, 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.

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By the numbers

Puerto Vallarta compared with Spain
Puerto Vallarta	Measure	Spain
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	33 (better)
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$71–$201/night pp	Nightly rates	$64–$472/night pp (better)
2 of 13	Adults-only resorts	7 of 33
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
November–May; whales in the bay December–March	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season

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

Spain

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Puerto Vallarta and Spain
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
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
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
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9

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