Sinaloa · Mexico
Where to stay in Los Mochis
Los Mochis is a city in Sinaloa, Mexico, home to about 298,000 people.
- Best months
- December and January
- Nearest airport
- LMM15 km · Valle del Fuerte International Airport
- Currency
- MXNpeso
- Time zone
- America/Hermosillo
- Language
- Nahuatl, Spanish, Yucatec Maya
About
About Los Mochis
Los Mochis is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome.
Los Mochis is a port city of about 260,000 people (2010) on the eastern coast of the Sea of Cortez. Its main interest for tourists is as a transportation hub. Los Mochis has an airport, train station, and ferry docks for transport across the Sea of Cortez to Baja California. The North Pacific irrigation region (Sinaloa-Sonora) in which the Fort Valley is the largest district and is the principal agricultural area of Sinaloa, containing over 70% of the state's irrigated land and producing sugar cane, cotton, rice, flowers, and many types of vegetables.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Los Mochis
Do
- Estadio Emilio Ibarra Almada
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Where to stay
Hotels in Los Mochis
3 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| El Dorado | 0.9 km | |
| Hotel Las Fuentes | 2.3 km | |
| Zar Los Mochis | 5.7 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Los Mochis
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Los Mochis are December and January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; August is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Los Mochis: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Valle del Fuerte International Airport (LMM), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting around
Taxis are the best way to get around. They are plentiful and economical. You could also rent a car, though driving in Sinaloa can be dangerous.
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LMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport
Questions
Los Mochis: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Los Mochis?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Los Mochis are December and January. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 37 °C; August is the wettest, with about 111 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Los Mochis?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Valle del Fuerte International Airport (LMM), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Los Mochis?
peso (MXN).
Nearby
Destinations near Los Mochis
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.