Los Mochis climate — normals and trends
Los Mochis (Mexico) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 295 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 (30.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Los Mochis averages 0 frost days, 231 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Los Mochis has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 11 August 2012) and the coldest 4.5 °C (on 30 January 1949).
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
Los MochisSinaloa
- coords
- 25.79°, -109.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
295mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
15.5km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
231 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
163 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · 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
43.7 °C
11 August 2012
Coldest day
4.5 °C
30 January 1949
Wettest day
136 mm
22 October 2023
Windiest day
75.1 km/h
31 July 1948
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
24 July 1948
Hottest feels-like
49.9 °C
30 August 2002
Coldest feels-like
-0.1 °C
4 February 2011
Sunniest day
13.3 h
7 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24.9 °C | -0.6 °C | 1 mm | -17 mm |
| Feb | 28.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 31.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 1 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 35.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 36.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | -22 mm |
| Aug | 36.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 35.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 92 mm | +15 mm |
| Oct | 34.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 65 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Los Mochis?
Los Mochis has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 295 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Los Mochis?
The hottest day measured in Los Mochis between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2012, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Los Mochis?
The coldest day measured in Los Mochis between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1949, at 4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Los Mochis?
Almost never: Los Mochis sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Los Mochis warmed?
Yes: Los Mochis warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Los Mochis?
The wettest day measured in Los Mochis between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2023, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Los Mochis?
The windiest day measured in Los Mochis between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1948, with winds reaching 75.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Los Mochis?
The warmest month in Los Mochis is July (30.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Los Mochis?
Los Mochis receives on average 295 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Los Mochis?
Los Mochis gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Los Mochis?
Yes: Los Mochis has on average 163 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Los Mochis?
In Los Mochis, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.9 °C on 30 August 2002, and the lowest was -0.1 °C on 4 February 2011.
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