Hi John,

Puerto Vallarta is one of the more popular and therefore more expensive places to live along the coast.

If you’re thinking about the Pacific coast, consider Manzanillo and Mazatlán.

We recently published a feature about Manzanillo, and you can connect from this article to our realty associate there who will be pleased to help you with a discovery visit if you’re interested:
https://www.mexperience.com/discover-manzanillo-for-oceanside-living-in-mexico/

Hi Laraine, it’s true that the air can become very dry at elevation; it’s mitigated in the rain season, but that is a trade-off between the humid coasts and the temperate highlands. Taking fewer showers (or not using soap everytime) to avoid washing away your body’s natural oils, and use of a high quality moisturizing cream might help.

If you choose a coastal location that is further north, north of the Tropic of Cancer, then it might be less humid (depending on the exact location). Mazatlán for example, is less humid than say Acapulco in the summer. You might like to visit Mazatlán one summer and see how you find the climate.

Between November and March, the climate at most coastal locations along the Pacific is very pleasant, which is why so many ‘snow birds’ (part time residents in the winter) choose to go there.