Culiacán climate — normals and trends
Culiacán (Mexico) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 607 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Culiacán averages 0 frost days, 240 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 69 rainy days per year.
Culiacán has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 15 June 1998) and the coldest 2.6 °C (on 5 February 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CuliacánSinaloa
- coords
- 24.80°, -107.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
31.1°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
607mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
240 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
69 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
161 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
44.2 °C
15 June 1998
Coldest day
2.6 °C
5 February 2011
Wettest day
193 mm
19 September 2013
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
31 July 1948
Strongest gust
122.8 km/h
29 September 1982
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
30 August 2002
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
5 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.4 h
8 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 7 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 30.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 34.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 6 mm | +5 mm |
| Jun | 35.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 54 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | -0.1 °C | 188 mm | +64 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 196 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 155 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 46 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 33.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 30.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 14 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Culiacán?
Culiacán has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 607 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Culiacán?
The hottest day measured in Culiacán between 1940 and 2025 was 15 June 1998, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Culiacán?
The coldest day measured in Culiacán between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2011, at 2.6 °C.
Does it snow in Culiacán?
Almost never: Culiacán sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Culiacán warmed?
Yes: Culiacán warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Culiacán?
The wettest day measured in Culiacán between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2013, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Culiacán?
The windiest day measured in Culiacán between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1948, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Culiacán?
The warmest month in Culiacán is July (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Culiacán?
Culiacán receives on average 607 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 69 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Culiacán?
Culiacán gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Culiacán?
Yes: Culiacán has on average 161 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Culiacán?
In Culiacán, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 30 August 2002, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 5 February 2011.
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