Culiacán vs San José del Cabo: which is sunnier?
🇲🇽 Mexico vs 🇲🇽 Mexico · 290 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Culiacán and San José del Cabo are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 3,419 vs 3,362 hours a year. San José del Cabo has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 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 | San José del Cabo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,419 | 3,362 |
| Sunniest month | March (99/100) | March (99/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 97/100 | 97/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 53/100 | 94/100 |
| Rain / year | 705 mm | 262 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Culiacán vs San José del Cabo month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culiacán | San José del Cabo | Culiacán | San José del Cabo | Culiacán | San José del Cabo | |
| January | 98 | 97 | 28° | 24° | 8 | 9 |
| February | 97 | 97 | 30° | 24° | 15 | 11 |
| March | 99 | 99 | 32° | 25° | 5 | 3 |
| April | 69 | 99 | 35° | 26° | 2 | 2 |
| May | 40 | 99 | 38° | 27° | 1 | 1 |
| June | 37 | 99 | 38° | 28° | 33 | 3 |
| July | 58 | 96 | 34° | 30° | 183 | 19 |
| August | 65 | 88 | 33° | 31° | 204 | 60 |
| September | 72 | 81 | 32° | 30° | 169 | 99 |
| October | 82 | 94 | 33° | 30° | 46 | 26 |
| November | 95 | 96 | 31° | 28° | 23 | 18 |
| December | 97 | 97 | 28° | 25° | 16 | 11 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr San José del Cabo · May San José del Cabo · Jun San José del Cabo · Jul San José del Cabo · Aug San José del Cabo · Sep San José del Cabo · Oct San José del Cabo · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Culiacán averages 97/100, San José del Cabo 97/100. Culiacán is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 25°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: San José del Cabo (average score 99/100 vs 69). Culiacán is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 26°C.
- June–August: San José del Cabo (average score 94/100 vs 53). Culiacán is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
- September–October: San José del Cabo (average score 88/100 vs 77). Culiacán is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Culiacán weather by month · San José del Cabo weather by month · Best time to visit Mexico.
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