South of Manzanillo Night Time Temperatures

[MEXICOWANDERER]

It is the season when a person goes outside in shorts or long pants or tee shirt versus a sweater.

Manzanillo to Zihuatanejo. Obviously both at sea level. A six hour drive between the two. And ten degrees difference at night. In the winter.

A temperature of sixty degrees sounds like paradise, but not when it is coupled to high humidity.

Manzanillo is south of Puerto Vallarta by a driving distance of six or seven hours. But very little temperature variation. Not at all like the next six hours of driving will bring.

The moderator will vouch for the fact that the idea of a beach bonfire there sounds a little absurd. Whereas a little north of Manzanillo I have sat around a bonfire and saw my breath condensation while wearing some impressive sweaters and a coat.

I did not head south to find myself in Pendletons, Levi's and a Carhartt insulated vest after sundown.

So if you are looking for the tropics you now have a tip as where they are.

[Luke_Porter]

It's 80 at 7am here south of Miami.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

"It's three o'clock and all's well!" Ancient customs are fascinating.

There's another phenomenon not as common you might want to take interest in...

An eighty degree fog bank rolling in...

Usually happens only after a hurricane rolls past offshore in the summer.

In the late seventies a spider monkey adopted me. in Guatemala. When I went north at the border he hid in the overhead racks. He was free to leave any time. I had a net of screen strips on the door and he took bathroom breaks at night. He had his own throw cushion on the sofa. In Barra de Navidad it got too cold for him in February. I asked a sastre, a seamstress to make a shirt like a sweater for him. She looked at me like I was insane. A Canadian couple finally agreed to take him off my hands. The scamp took a liking to their five year old daughter.

Moderator won't even wear a tee shirt? (Fascinating... 🙂 )

[navegator]

The dew that appears in the morning is called "el sereno" it is also the name given to the persons that used to work at night walking the streets, started arround the mid 1700 in Spain and was later an official post by royal Spanish decree, this custom is stil practiced in some towns in Mexico, and you can hear the whistle of the sereno, they also cried out the hour and made sure the faroles "lamp posts" were lit, they were also called "faroleros".

Playas de Tijuana still has "el sereno", walking by whistling and letting the neighbors know he is there.

navegator

[Talleyho69]

That sounds so much like here! It's hard to believe that we have dew in the mornings when it's 74 degrees!

There is an acclimation issue. We left here in April and managed to sell everything in So Cal and be back in 3 months. Between the stress and the move, it took us almost 2 months to become acclimated. Now that we are, it's almost cold at 71!

PARADISE!!

[daveB110]

We once did a trip down to Zihaut., I think it was January, two vehicles with radios. Our friends had a truck with gadgets, including an outside thermometer, and we didn't at the time. As we progressed down the coast, visiting almost every notable beach and enjoying the fabulous coastal drive, we would get calls from behind us regarding the temperature, climbing of course. They had air conditioning, we did not! But we had AC once we got to the City, the second day after an night in Playa Azul. Some of our friends would stay where we were, until after New Years, then go to El Ropa, where they reported that most days their awning would drip moisture that formed on the underside. We never saw that at Tenacatita, where we spent a year and a half over 7 winters. There were days when we found heavy dew in the mornings and many on the beach would scramble out to wipe the dust of things with that dew. We'd put fresh water out for the coutemundes and watch them drink during the night - better than having them climbing all over the car to lick at the dew if present. We were all boondocking there then, no electricty to be had, and generator use was taboo, but no chickens would crow, and during the day we'd snorkle for an hour around the coral. To me, it had the best winter climate of anywhere I've been, the Costa Alegra, from Punta Corriente to Manzanillo. I'll admit to limited travel, but still, how could it get any better, as long as you got off the beach by the end of February.

[Talleyho69]

We have a weather station that will soon be connected to WeatherUnderground. The humidity remains constant year around. The summer time temperatures are about 3 degrees F more than winter, but the humidity remains the same.

The weather is nothing like we have been told about.

Here in Zihuatanejo, we haven't had any temperature under 71 F. We have had a couple of late season storms, but all that means is that we have had a bit of rain during the night.

When we moved down, he brought 70 tee shirts, I brought 3. So far, none have been worn, but if it gets cold, we'll wear them.

Personally, we are loving the weather and enjoying it change seasonally. Just love living in paradise!