Revillagigedo is a remote Pacific Ocean archipelago reached only by liveaboard. The sites here are defined by open-ocean conditions: strong currents, surge, and significant thermoclines are the norm. Topography across the six sites in our database spans canyons, walls, pinnacles, and drift reefs at depths from shallow to forty metres. The archipelago is known for large pelagic encounters, and our species records include whale sharks, bottlenose dolphins, whitetip reef sharks, silvertip sharks, dusky sharks, marble rays, and Pacific cownose rays. Advanced certification and solid drift experience are required.
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Monthly water temperature across Revillagigedo's sites, from satellite sea-surface data corrected for depth. The band shows the site-to-site spread.
Water temperatures remain relatively stable across the year, sitting in the low-to-mid twenties for much of it and rising slightly in late summer and autumn. A five-millimetre wetsuit is advisable year-round given thermoclines at depth.
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Water temperature around Revillagigedo ranges from about 24°C in February to 27°C in October, based on satellite sea-temperature data for its dive sites.
In the warm season (about 27°C) a rash guard or 3mm shorty is comfortable in Revillagigedo; in the coldest months (about 24°C) step up to a 3mm full suit.
Fin maps 6 sites in Revillagigedo (6 scuba diving sites and 1 snorkelling spots, with some suited to both).
