MANZANILLO Weather

Colima's 87 miles of coastline is a tourist mecca with a yearly average of 350 days of sunshine. Facilities for sportfishing and unlimited quiet beaches attract large numbers of Mexican and foreign tourists.

Sharing the same latitude as Hawaii, the state of Colima has some of the best weather in Mexico. From November through April the daily temperature ranges from 75-82 degrees Fahrenheit, while nights cool off to a comfortable 63-75 degrees. In May, the climate starts to change--becoming more humid, and building up to the beginning of rainy season in June. After the first rain, which is celebrated among the locals, the hills turn from drab brown to the vibrant greens of a tropical rain forest.

Rainy season, however, doesn't mean it rains all day, every day. Usually it rains every three or four days, when the humidity finally builds up enough to create a soft rain shower in the late afternoon or evening, cooling everything off, and washing the dust off the tropical foliage.

Hurricane season is generally from mid-June through October. However, the last serious hurricane to hit Manzanillo was in 1959. Hurricane warnings are issued, however, from a satellite receiving station near Manzanillo, so all transmissions use Manzanillo as a home base. These warnings, pinpointing Manzanillo, can undoubtedly frighten off tourists. In reality, it is simply a way to pinpoint hurricane locations on the map.