Sayulita lies on the Pacific coast of Nayarit, in the BahĂa de Banderas municipality, and the 2020 census counted 3,390 residents. Its first workers came for the coconut palm ranches and their oil, and by the 1940s farming and fishing had taken over. The Las Varas–Puerto Vallarta highway opened in 1965, and surfers have come to the beach since the 1960s. Around 1920 Don Lauro González Guerra named it after his hometown of Sayula, a name tied to the Nahuatl tzaulan, 'place where flies abound'.
Nights sit around 22°C and afternoons around 30°C.
Sayulita barely changes season: afternoons sit around 30°C and nights around 22°C most of the year.
Rain is spread through the year — about 1039 mm in total, from 269 mm in August down to 0 mm in April — so no single month is a washout.
Wind is rarely an issue; most months sit between calm and a light breeze. Air quality is worth watching: December averages an AQI of 52, while September clears to 36.
Days stretch to about 13.3 hours of light in June and shrink to 10.7 in December — something to weigh if you work to a fixed timezone.
For what you're after, the best months in Sayulita are October – June. Expect fast internet (99 Mbps) and a high cost of living (about €1550 a month).
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