Beach
Playa el Anclote
Nayarit · Mexico · Pacific Ocean
20.7711, -105.5196 · Corral del Risco (Punta de Mita), 0 km
- 30°Sea · August
- 29°High · August
- 10.9 hSunshine · May
Your month at the beach
Playa el Anclote in January
- 25°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 8.0 hSunshine a day
- 3 daysRainy days in the month19 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in February
- 25°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month35 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in March
- 25°CAir, daytime high22°C at night
- 24°CSea temperature
- 10.2 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month13 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in April
- 26°CAir, daytime high23°C at night
- 25°CSea temperature
- 10.8 hSunshine a day
- 0 daysRainy days in the month0 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in May
- 28°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 27°CSea temperature
- 10.9 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month9 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in June
- 28°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.6 hSunshine a day
- 15 daysRainy days in the month134 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in July
- 29°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 29 daysRainy days in the month342 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in August
- 29°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.2 hSunshine a day
- 30 daysRainy days in the month384 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in September
- 29°CAir, daytime high28°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month349 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in October
- 29°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.4 hSunshine a day
- 16 daysRainy days in the month140 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in November
- 28°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 8.6 hSunshine a day
- 4 daysRainy days in the month36 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
Playa el Anclote in December
- 26°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 26°CSea temperature
- 7.9 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month26 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
The beach itself
- 22Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 29 kmAirport: Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)In a straight line; by road it is further
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 23.8 °C — 1.5 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 25.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 24.5 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 24.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 23.2 °C — 1.1 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 24.2 °C — 0.6 °C below the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 24.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 27.7 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 27.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 29.4 °C — 1.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 30.5 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 30.7 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 30.9 °C — 1.1 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 30.6 °C — 0.8 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.2 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 29.5 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 27.4 °C — 1.2 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 26.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 25.8 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan25°8 h19 mm
- Feb25°9 h35 mm
- Mar24°10 h13 mm
- Apr25°11 h0 mm
- May27°11 h9 mm
- Jun28°10 h134 mm
- Jul30°9 h342 mm
- Aug30°8 h384 mm
- Sep30°7 h349 mm
- Oct30°8 h140 mm
- Nov28°9 h36 mm
- Dec26°8 h26 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Playa el Anclote: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8.0 | 14 |
| February | 25 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 2 | 8.9 | 13 |
| March | 25 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10.2 | 13 |
| April | 26 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 12 |
| May | 28 | 25 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 10.9 | 11 |
| June | 28 | 26 | 28 | 134 | 15 | 9.6 | 12 |
| July | 29 | 27 | 30 | 342 | 29 | 8.6 | 10 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 29 | 28 | 30 | 384 | 30 | 8.2 | 11 |
| September | 29 | 28 | 30 | 349 | 28 | 7.3 | 12 |
| October | 29 | 27 | 30 | 140 | 16 | 8.4 | 12 |
| November | 28 | 26 | 28 | 36 | 4 | 8.6 | 12 |
| December | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 7.9 | 13 |
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Photos
Photos shared by their authors on Wikimedia Commons, with its colours adjusted.
About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 28 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 16 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 28 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |