Culiacán
Culiacán is a city in Sinaloa, Mexico. It has a population of about 808,416 (2020). The climate is classified as hot semi-arid (Köppen BSh), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Culiacán at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in June
Average low in January
205 mm of rain
1 mm of rain
How Culiacán has grown
People living in the built-up area (137 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+115%313k in 1975 → 671k in 2025Weather in Culiacán
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Clear · wind 5 km/h · humidity 93%
When to go to Culiacán
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 90 | 83 | 80 | 69 | 56 | 40 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 59 | 77 | 87 |
| High | 27° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 35° | 36° | 34° | 32° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 27° |
| Low | 12° | 13° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 21° | 17° | 13° |
| Rain (mm) | 26 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 182 | 205 | 152 | 66 | 26 | 24 |
| Wet days | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
What's on in Culiacán
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Culiacán
More museums: Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa · MIA Museo Interactivo Contra Las Adicciones · Museo Interactivo contra las Adicciones. · Museo Regional de Sinaloa · Salón de la Fama Culiacán
Outdoors around Culiacán
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Culiacán
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Mexico seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Culiacán
Earthquakes around Culiacán
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Tropical storms · Culiacán
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Culiacán
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Culiacán from above
Getting to Culiacán
Places near Culiacán
Places with a climate like Culiacán
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
