Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Mazatlan features a tropical savanna climate (As).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 657 mm (25.9 inches) and receives 61 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Mazatlan enjoys an average of 3536 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 42 minutes to 13 hours 32 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Mazatlan are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and March, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Mazatlan experiences 212 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Mean maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) |
Average high | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Daily mean | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 21°C (70°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 25°C (76°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 18°C (66°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
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Mazatlan usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 15 rainy days and 169 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Mazatlan are March, April and May. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) | 25 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 21 (0.8) | 61 (2.4) | 266 (10.5) | 165 (6.5) | 77 (3.0) | 15 (0.6) | 14 (0.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
The sunniest months in Mazatlan are April, May and June, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 2 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Mazatlan: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 19 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221 | 260 | 315 | 325 | 354 | 324 | 324 | 292 | 274 | 291 | 275 | 274 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 52m | 11h 22m | 12h 1m | 12h 42m | 13h 15m | 13h 32m | 13h 23m | 12h 53m | 12h 14m | 11h 34m | 10h 59m | 10h 42m |
Mazatlan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 8. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Mazatlan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |