Los Mochis weather by month & the best time to visit
Mexico · beach resort · hot desert climate
The best time to visit Los Mochis is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with April and May close behind. Los Mochis averages about 3,511 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in March.
When is the best time to visit Los Mochis?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Los Mochis is March, then April and May. The dullest month is September (77/100, 123 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Los Mochis?
Los Mochis is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,511 hours of sunshine a year. March (100/100) is noticeably better than September (77). It ranks #15 of 62 destinations in Mexico for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,138 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 77% of the year's 380 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 8 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| February | 98 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 11 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| March | 100 | 23° / 73°F | 18° / 64°F | 2 mm | 9 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 100 | 25° / 77°F | 20° / 68°F | 1 mm | 11 | 22° / 72°F |
| May | 100 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 1 mm | 11 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 98 | 30° / 86°F | 27° / 81°F | 9 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 28° / 82°F | 71 mm | 11 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 29° / 84°F | 97 mm | 10 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 77 | 31° / 88°F | 29° / 84°F | 123 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| October | 94 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 34 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 97 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 14 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 98 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 9 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Los Mochis by month
The sea off Los Mochis is warmest in August at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in December at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 11 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
Nearest destinations
.jpg/500px-Facade_of_Mision_de_Loreto_-_Loreto_-_Baja_California_Sur_-_Mexico_-_02_(23894942365).jpg)
Head-to-head
How Los Mochis compares month by month: Los Mochis vs Hermosillo · Los Mochis vs Culiacán · Los Mochis vs Ciudad Obregón · Los Mochis vs La Paz · all comparisons
Los Mochis: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Los Mochis?
Los Mochis is a beach resort in Mexico with a hot desert climate — the sea reaches 33°C at its warmest and is swimmable (21°C+) about 11 months a year.
How many hours of sunshine does Los Mochis get a year?
Los Mochis gets about 3,511 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around March.
When is the best time to visit Los Mochis?
The sunniest time to visit Los Mochis is March, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 100/100 (with April and May close behind). Expect daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F.
What is the least sunny month in Los Mochis?
September is the least sunny month in Los Mochis, scoring 77/100 with about 123 mm of rain.
What is the sea temperature in Los Mochis?
The sea in Los Mochis ranges from about 20°C (December) to 33°C (August). Month-by-month sea temperatures are on this page.
How strong is the sun in Los Mochis?
The typical midday UV index in Los Mochis peaks around 11 (extreme) in April, easing to about 5 (moderate) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
Put the Los Mochis sunshine badge on your site
A compact badge showing Los Mochis's sunshine at a glance — free to embed under CC BY 4.0. Paste this wherever you'd like it to appear:
Live preview — this is exactly what your readers see: