Culiacán weather in July

In July, Culiacán sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 134 mm of rain across 16 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Culiacán's 11th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Culiacán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
16 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:33 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Culiacán is capital of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Density
12,437/km²
people per km²
Founded
1531

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical July day in Culiacán reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43526
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73526
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How July really feels in Culiacán

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Culiacán weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°141.910.68.1
Feb28° / 14°151.811.17.6
Mar29° / 15°30.511.86.8
Apr31° / 17°20.212.65.5
May34° / 20°10.413.24.3
Jun35° / 24°192.913.53.3
Jul34° / 26°1341613.42.4
Aug33° / 26°17819.612.92.5
Sep33° / 25°17418.412.22.8
Oct33° / 22°434.611.44.2
Nov31° / 17°382.210.85.8
Dec28° / 14°171.910.57.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24555
34357
44159
53961
63763
73565
83565
93367
103169
113169
123169
133070
142971
152971
162773
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212773
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Culiacán gets around 134 mm of rain over 16 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
235
337
439
541
642
744
845
946
1047
1147
1248
1349
1449
1550
1651
1752
1853
1954
2054
2155
2256
2357
2457
2558
2658
2759
2859
2960
3060
3160

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125642
225345
315247
414950
514752
614455
714158
803961
903664
1003367
1103070
1202872
1302575
1402278
1502080
1601882
1701585
1801387
1901288
2001090
210991
220892
230793
240694
250595
260595
270496
280496
290397
300397
310397

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:27 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:276:59
213.55:286:59
313.55:286:59
413.55:286:59
513.55:296:59
613.55:296:59
713.55:296:59
813.55:306:59
913.55:306:58
1013.55:316:58
1113.55:316:58
1213.45:316:58
1313.45:326:58
1413.45:326:58
1513.45:336:57
1613.45:336:57
1713.45:346:57
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1913.45:346:56
2013.45:356:56
2113.35:356:56
2213.35:366:55
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2413.35:376:55
2513.35:376:54
2613.35:386:54
2713.35:386:53
2813.25:396:53
2913.25:396:52
3013.25:406:52
3113.25:406:51

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.12 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
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275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Culiacán

In seasonPeak

In July, Culiacán sits inside its pacific hurricane and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Culiacán sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Culiacán's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Culiacán?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Culiacán.

What to pack for Culiacán in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Culiacán sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Culiacán in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 52 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Culiacán in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Culiacán peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 17UV 12Dec 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Culiacán in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Culiacán is worst in May — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1740 µg/m³Jan 111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May43Poor
Jun23Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Culiacán?

Culiacán sits at 24.8°N, 107.4°W, 47 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Licenciado Benito Juárez, 22 km away.

Topography around Culiacán

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Culiacán.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Culiacán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,603 m.

The land around Culiacán is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
554 m
80 km
2,603 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
July weather nearby: Licenciado Benito Juárez 22 km · Costa Rica 24 km · Navolato 31 km · Guamúchil 100 km · La Cruz 110 km · Guasave 138 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 157 km · Juan José Ríos 179 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Culiacán (24.8021°, -107.3942°, elevation 47 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).