Photos: Copper Mountain by SparkFunElectronics, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Nuevo Vallarta by Harpqueen, Public domain.
Copper Mountain or Nuevo Vallarta?
Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.
Choose Copper Mountain for
- getting around
- nature and the outdoors
What lies behind each score is written up on Copper Mountain’s own page.
Choose Nuevo Vallarta for
- beaches
- prices
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on Nuevo Vallarta’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copper Mountain and Nuevo Vallarta.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.
Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.
What matters to you?
When should you go?
Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.
Copper Mountain in July
Nuevo Vallarta in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Copper Mountain's temperatures are measured 35 km from the centre, at Leadville / Stringtown.
Copper Mountain has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.
Nuevo Vallarta has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copper Mountain: 2006-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Leadville / Stringtown (35.2 km from centre). Nuevo Vallarta: 1991-2020 normals, TerraClimate 4 km grid at the town, no weather station within 90 km.
Before you go
| Measure | Copper Mountain | Nuevo Vallarta |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | - | Spanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya |
| Currency | US Dollar (USD) | Mexican Peso (MXN) |
| Sockets | AB120 V, 60 Hz | AB127 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-7, UTC-6 in summer | UTC-6 |
| Emergency number | 911 | 911 |
| Elevation | 2,955 m | 3 m |
| Main airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)132 km from centre231 non-stop destinations | Puerto Vallarta International Airport (PVR)4 km from centre52 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 12 days | 9 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Copper Mountain | Nuevo Vallarta |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 650 | 1,301 |
| People per km² | 8 | - |
| Museums within 10 km | 0 | 0 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 0 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 12 months |
Where else could you go?
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