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Best Time for Riviera Nayarit: Vallarta to San Blas

Last updated: 2026-09-20

Sweet spot: January, February, March. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.

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Humpbacks breach in Banderas Bay, surf schools line Sayulita's break, and La Tovara's crocodile-and-mangrove boats run glassy morning water.
Surf season proper on the bigger swells, jungle-green hills, and afternoon storms that clear into lurid sunsets — bring bug spray for San Blas' famous jejenes.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	19.5°C	25.6°C	17 mm	10.9 h
February	19.3°C	25.8°C	30 mm	11.3 h
March	19.7°C	26.6°C	12 mm	11.9 h
April	21.0°C	27.9°C	0 mm	12.5 h
May	22.9°C	29.4°C	9 mm	13.0 h
June	24.2°C	29.1°C	137 mm	13.3 h
July	25.1°C	28.7°C	329 mm	13.2 h
August	25.4°C	28.7°C	367 mm	12.7 h
September	25.1°C	28.4°C	336 mm	12.1 h
October	24.5°C	28.6°C	130 mm	11.5 h
November	22.3°C	27.7°C	32 mm	11.0 h
December	20.2°C	25.8°C	23 mm	10.7 h

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