Weather and Visibility In Puerto Vallarta?

[meehawl]

Hi, me and my wife just completed our SSI open water cert and were planning on a trip to PV next week. When I checked the weather forecast it seems to be thunderstorms every day right through next week. How does this affect visibility and diving opportunities, and should we book in advance or wait until we get there to see what's up? Thanks for any help.
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Mike

 

[pvscuba]

Hi Mike,

Don't worry about the thunderstorms. It's the rainy season and we have them just about every evening. Mornings are usually clear and we can dive with no problem. Haven't lost a day of diving yet this season (knock on wood...)

The rain does affect viz in the areas close to where the rivers come into the bay. When we dive we go to areas that are farther away from rivers, so we can usually get good viz.

Alex from PVScuba