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Hurricanes in October??

Started May 15, 2001 · 342,706 views · 4 posts
Hello. I will be travelling to PV for my first time in mid-October. I heard that is Hurricane season there. Does anybody know if this is true? What is the weather usually like in October there?
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Re:Hurricanes in October??
Nope, not wrong Chandy.

Been to PV in October before, and while you will get some really great rainstorms in the evenings after a hot humid day, the fact that PV is in a huge natural bay (2nd largest in N. America), you are protected from pretty much any hurricanes that may blow off the coast. Hurricanes are far more common on the East Coast of Mexico than the West.

The weather in October is warm and humid, sunshine during most days and rains in the evening for an hour or two most often.....a welcome relief after a sticky day! Everything is lush and green after the summer rainy season. Very beautiful time to go.
Re:Hurricanes in October??
Have been in PV 17 years in Mid to late Oct. have never had a Hurricane hit. Matter of fact very little rain in all those years. Jennybean, there was no rain when you were there last year, remember?
Re:Hurricanes in October??
Actually there was rain. A couple of nights, very late, the thunder and beating of the raindrops woke me at about 4 a.m., and my last day while I sat on the beach reading my book, I watched a \"wall\" of water swallow up Mismaloya, then Los Arcos, then most of the bay itself before hitting with a good hard rainstorm. I sat it out at La Piazzetta with my book and a nice margarita before \"swimming\" back to my condo.

It was still a nice time of year to go though.