Culiacán vs Mazatlàn: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇲🇽 Mexico · 216 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Culiacán and Mazatlàn are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,419 vs 3,372 hours a year. Mazatlàn has the higher Sunshine Score in 6 of 12 months; the other 6 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Culiacán | Mazatlàn | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,419 | 3,372 |
| Sunniest month | March (99/100) | March (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 97/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 53/100 | 78/100 |
| Rain / year | 705 mm | 865 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Culiacán vs Mazatlàn month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culiacán | Mazatlàn | Culiacán | Mazatlàn | Culiacán | Mazatlàn | |
| January | 98 | 98 | 28° | 26° | 8 | 9 |
| February | 97 | 96 | 30° | 26° | 15 | 17 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 32° | 27° | 5 | 3 |
| April | 69 | 99 | 35° | 28° | 2 | 0 |
| May | 40 | 99 | 38° | 30° | 1 | 1 |
| June | 37 | 90 | 38° | 31° | 33 | 51 |
| July | 58 | 72 | 34° | 31° | 183 | 173 |
| August | 65 | 72 | 33° | 30° | 204 | 260 |
| September | 72 | 72 | 32° | 30° | 169 | 236 |
| October | 82 | 85 | 33° | 30° | 46 | 80 |
| November | 95 | 95 | 31° | 28° | 23 | 25 |
| December | 97 | 97 | 28° | 26° | 16 | 10 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Mazatlàn · May Mazatlàn · Jun Mazatlàn · Jul Mazatlàn · Aug Mazatlàn · Sep even · Oct Mazatlàn · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Culiacán averages 97/100, Mazatlàn 97/100. Culiacán is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 27°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Mazatlàn (average score 99/100 vs 69). Culiacán is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 28°C.
- June–August: Mazatlàn (average score 78/100 vs 53). Culiacán is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- September–October: too close to call — Culiacán averages 77/100, Mazatlàn 79/100. Culiacán is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Culiacán weather by month · Mazatlàn weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico.
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