Los Mochis weather in February

In February, Los Mochis sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Los Mochis's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Mochis's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 1.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 06 min; 6:58 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.1; out of 10

Los Mochis is municipal seat of Ahome, State of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Founded: 1893

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical February day in Los Mochis reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	13
2	26	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

How February really feels in Los Mochis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Los Mochis weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 13°	13	1.5	10.6	8.4
Feb	27° / 14°	13	1.7	11.1	8.1
Mar	29° / 15°	2	0.4	11.8	7.2
Apr	31° / 16°	1	0.3	12.6	5.8
May	33° / 20°	0	0.1	13.2	4.4
Jun	35° / 24°	4	0.7	13.6	3.3
Jul	36° / 27°	52	7.5	13.4	2.2
Aug	36° / 27°	93	12.6	12.9	2.0
Sep	35° / 26°	102	10.9	12.2	2.5
Oct	35° / 23°	26	2.9	11.4	3.4
Nov	31° / 18°	17	1.8	10.7	5.8
Dec	27° / 14°	12	1.5	10.4	8.1

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	68	68	68	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	68	68	67	67	67	67
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	35	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	33	33	33	33

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Los Mochis gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.7 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	65	65	64	63	63	62	61	60	60	60	59	59	60	59	59	60	60	61	61	62	63	63	64	65	65	65	66	65
Comfortable (%)	28	28	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	27
Humid (%)	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	28	7
2	65	28	7
3	64	28	8
4	63	29	8
5	63	29	8
6	62	29	9
7	61	30	9
8	60	30	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	59	30	11
12	59	30	11
13	60	29	11
14	59	29	12
15	59	29	12
16	60	28	12
17	60	28	12
18	61	28	11
19	61	28	11
20	62	27	11
21	63	27	10
22	63	27	10
23	64	26	10
24	65	26	9
25	65	26	9
26	65	26	9
27	66	26	8
28	65	27	8

Wind in February

Winds average 10 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:12 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47
Sunset (PM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.8	7:05	5:54
2	10.8	7:05	5:54
3	10.8	7:04	5:55
4	10.9	7:04	5:56
5	10.9	7:04	5:57
6	10.9	7:03	5:57
7	10.9	7:03	5:58
8	10.9	7:02	5:59
9	11.0	7:01	5:59
10	11.0	7:01	6:00
11	11.0	7:00	6:01
12	11.0	7:00	6:02
13	11.1	6:59	6:02
14	11.1	6:58	6:03
15	11.1	6:58	6:04
16	11.1	6:57	6:04
17	11.1	6:56	6:05
18	11.2	6:55	6:05
19	11.2	6:55	6:06
20	11.2	6:54	6:07
21	11.2	6:53	6:07
22	11.3	6:52	6:08
23	11.3	6:52	6:09
24	11.3	6:51	6:09
25	11.3	6:50	6:10
26	11.4	6:49	6:10
27	11.4	6:48	6:11
28	11.4	6:47	6:12

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.7	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.5	Bright
21	5.5	Bright
22	5.5	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Los Mochis

In seasonPeak

None of Los Mochis's seasonal hazards are active in February. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Pacific hurricane

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Los Mochis?

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

8.1

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

February is one of the better times to visit Los Mochis for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Los Mochis in February

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

In February, Los Mochis sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

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Sea temperature near Los Mochis in February

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 9 to Jan 19 — about 10.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	20	20	20	22	25	27	29	30	30	29	26	22
Comfort	Refreshing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	20	Refreshing
Feb	20	Cool
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	22	Refreshing
May	25	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	30	Tropical
Sep	30	Tropical
Oct	29	Tropical
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	22	Refreshing

UV index in Los Mochis in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Los Mochis peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	7	9	11	11	12	12	11	10	8	6	5
Level	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Los Mochis?

Los Mochis sits at 25.8°N, 109.0°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan José Ríos, 18 km away.

Topography around Los Mochis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Mochis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m.

The land around Los Mochis is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

108 m

artificial surfaces 81%

16 km

146 m

cropland 66%

80 km

928 m

water 40%

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← January Los Mochis year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Juan José Ríos 18 km · Gabriel Leyva Solano 39 km · Guasave 59 km · Guamúchil 99 km · Huatabampo 132 km · Navojoa 149 km · Navolato 173 km · Licenciado Benito Juárez 193 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

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 Los Mochis (25.791°, -108.9982°, elevation 18 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	13
2	26	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	28	7
2	65	28	7
3	64	28	8
4	63	29	8
5	63	29	8
6	62	29	9
7	61	30	9
8	60	30	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	59	30	11
12	59	30	11
13	60	29	11
14	59	29	12
15	59	29	12
16	60	28	12
17	60	28	12
18	61	28	11
19	61	28	11
20	62	27	11
21	63	27	10
22	63	27	10
23	64	26	10
24	65	26	9
25	65	26	9
26	65	26	9
27	66	26	8
28	65	27	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	13
2	26	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	28	7
2	65	28	7
3	64	28	8
4	63	29	8
5	63	29	8
6	62	29	9
7	61	30	9
8	60	30	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	59	30	11
12	59	30	11
13	60	29	11
14	59	29	12
15	59	29	12
16	60	28	12
17	60	28	12
18	61	28	11
19	61	28	11
20	62	27	11
21	63	27	10
22	63	27	10
23	64	26	10
24	65	26	9
25	65	26	9
26	65	26	9
27	66	26	8
28	65	27	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	13
2	26	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	14
12	27	14
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	27	14
16	27	14
17	27	14
18	27	14
19	27	14
20	27	14
21	27	14
22	27	14
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	28	14
26	28	14
27	28	14
28	28	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	67	33
5	67	33
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	67	33
10	66	34
11	66	34
12	66	34
13	65	35
14	66	34
15	66	34
16	66	34
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	67	33
22	67	33
23	68	32
24	68	32
25	67	33
26	67	33
27	67	33
28	67	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	7
7	7
8	7
9	7
10	7
11	7
12	7
13	6
14	6
15	6
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	3
25	3
26	3
27	3
28	3

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	28	7
2	65	28	7
3	64	28	8
4	63	29	8
5	63	29	8
6	62	29	9
7	61	30	9
8	60	30	10
9	60	30	10
10	60	30	10
11	59	30	11
12	59	30	11
13	60	29	11
14	59	29	12
15	59	29	12
16	60	28	12
17	60	28	12
18	61	28	11
19	61	28	11
20	62	27	11
21	63	27	10
22	63	27	10
23	64	26	10
24	65	26	9
25	65	26	9
26	65	26	9
27	66	26	8
28	65	27	8