Mazatlan weather in November

In November, Mazatlan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 35 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in November, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Mazatlan's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mazatlan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 5:17 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Mazatlan is municipal seat of Mazatlán, State of Sinaloa, Mexico.

Founded
1531

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical November day in Mazatlan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 2°C cooler than October and about 2°C warmer than December.

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How November really feels in Mazatlan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mazatlan weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 19°151.510.78.6
Feb23° / 19°151.211.28.7
Mar23° / 20°30.411.89.0
Apr25° / 21°10.212.59.0
May27° / 23°10.213.18.8
Jun29° / 26°253.113.47.2
Jul30° / 27°13214.313.34.5
Aug30° / 27°18418.812.83.9
Sep30° / 27°2051912.14.0
Oct29° / 26°656.711.56.3
Nov27° / 23°35210.98.3
Dec24° / 20°91.410.68.6

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Mazatlan gets around 35 mm of rain over 2 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001146322
2002146420
3002156518
4002166616
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6002186614
7002196712
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9002226610
1000223669
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2201745461
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2502949390
26021051370
27021053350
28021154330
29031155310
30131255290

Wind in November

Winds average 10 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of November to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:165:23
211.16:165:22
311.16:175:22
411.16:175:21
511.06:185:21
611.06:195:20
711.06:195:20
811.06:205:19
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1011.06:215:19
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Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — November's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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304.4Bright
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Mazatlan

In seasonPeak

In November, Mazatlan sits inside its pacific hurricane season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Mazatlan's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
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Dec

Is November a good time to visit Mazatlan?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mazatlan in November

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

In November, Mazatlan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mazatlan in November

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Mazatlan in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mazatlan peaks around May 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Mazatlan?

Mazatlan sits at 23.2°N, 106.4°W, 1 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is El Rosario, 63 km away.

Costa RicaTuxpan

Topography around Mazatlan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mazatlan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,594 m.

The land around Mazatlan is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (52%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
302 m
80 km
2,594 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
November weather nearby: El Rosario 63 km · Escuinapa de Hidalgo 78 km · La Cruz 92 km · Pueblo Nuevo 109 km · El Salto 124 km · Acaponeta 136 km · Costa Rica 181 km · Tuxpan 183 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 Mazatlan (23.2216°, -106.4189°, elevation 1 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).