Not Your Average Mexico Vacation
At Rio Caliente you'll have the opportunity to relax and restore with rejuvenating treatments, soak in mineral hot springs, and explore your natural surroundings on daily guided hikes. Rio Caliente enjoys unique tranquility and safety within the Bosque la Primavera, an extensive state pine forest outside Guadalajara, Mexico, where no building or commerce is permitted.
Getting Here
Rio Caliente is located approximately 20 miles west of Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Most U.S. and Canadian airlines fly or connect to Guadalajara International Airport. A registered airport taxi will bring you past Guadalajara, then through the village of Primavera and woodland of the Primavera Forest to Rio Caliente. The trip from the airport takes about an hour.
This is a Mexico vacation like no other.
Weather
No matter when you come, you'll find the weather is simply wonderful. Because of the altitude (5100 feet), it's comfortable all year. To help you plan your stay, here's a peek at our weather averages.
| Month | Midday | Midnight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January & February | 70-75 degrees | 45-55 degrees | You'll need a sweater morning and evening; the sun-bathing, tropical part of the day is between 10:30 and 4:30 while before and after this, it will be quite brisk. |
| March & April | 75-85 degrees | 45-60 degrees | This is our summer, hot and sunny. Along with September and October, it is probably our most beautiful weather as well as best for our flowering trees and plants. Summery clothes. Long sunny days, never humid. |
| May & June | 80-90 degrees | 60-70 degrees | Our hottest period, although generally enjoying a mountain breeze. Bring your lightest clothing and a raincoat and sweater. In late June, it starts to rain, tropical style, in the late afternoons. |
| July & August | 70-75 degrees | 55-65 degrees | Perfect mountain summer weather: rain at night, sun by day (but not too hot). Bring summer clothes, plus a raincoat, sweaters for the evening, and extra shoes in case of getting wet feet. |
| September & October | 70-80 degrees | 55-65 degrees | Beautiful, temperate, sunny weather. Masses of wild flowers. Still some rain showers or storms (afternoon and night). Bring same clothes as for July and August. |
| November & December | 65-75 degrees | 50-60 degrees | By mid-November, you can feel winter in the air. It will still be hot at mid-day, but the equinox is past and the days are shortened. Bring your light, summer clothing for midday and heavier clothes, including sweater, for evenings and early morning. |