Puerto Vallarta Viz/temp.

[BeachBumGirl]

Im going to be on a cruise that makes a stop in Puerto Vallarta. Just wondering if anyone knows waht the vizibility and temperature is like this time of year?> Ill be in P.V. on the 20th of August. When i dove last summer, it was in the gulph in Bahamas and i was HOT in my 2 mm shortie...will i need it in the pacific? any advice would be great, thanks. Also, what stuff will i see? Is it similar to GUlph coral?

 

[pitah]

hi, i think that temp, would be around 80's. You can dive without wetsuit but will be good idea to dive with a lycra.

you might see mantas, rays, puffers, eels, octopus, sea horses, etc.... Pacific ocean coral and fishes are different from the caribeans.

 

[Chocoholic]

It should be nice and warm in the 80's. It was bathtub warm on July 4th several years ago and I could have dove just in a bathingsuit but I was glad I had a wetsuit because there were some jellyfish in the area.

 

[haj0012]

We found the water to be warm (at the end of July), but if you are doing multiple dives, you might want a suit. I wore my 3/2 and actually got a little chilly after two days of 4 dives per day. But my buddy wore a 1.5 shorty, and thought he could have gone with less, and one of our DMs wore just swim trunks.

I would definately reccomend a skin- there were lot's of jellyfish- the stings go away quickly, but the fewer, the better. I also had something tive me a rash on my exposed after jumping in with my skin at my waist.

 

[kyleharmon]

I made 2 dives with leslie with just swim trunks on, she wore a skin just for the jellyfish. I recommend one, I got a pretty decent sting on my arm, no big deal, but I could have live without it. I didnt get cold at all, was very nice.

 

[La Ovejita Negra]

Hi!

I review my dives on my website (see my sig file below) - so you can see temp and viz. It varies by the day ... my last dive was a couple of days ago and it was 50 feet and 86 degrees down to 100 feet.

There are jellyfish so DEF. bring a skin! I also have some pictures from my local dives (again see sig file!)

I've been diving with a lot of the shops in the area if you need recommendations.

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