Region · Mexico

Where to stay in Sinaloa

This guide covers 5 destinations in Sinaloa, a first-level administrative division of Mexico, with 63 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Culiacán, Mazatlán and Los Mochis. Across its destinations, January is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Bachigualato Federal International Airport (CUL).

Destinations in this guide
5
Places to stay
63
Comfortable in the most places
January
Main airport
CULBachigualato Federal International Airport
Currency
MXNpeso
Time zones
America/Hermosillo, America/Mazatlan

Destinations

Destinations in Sinaloa

Every destination in this guide in Sinaloa, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Mazatlán441,97541November to AprilMZT · 16 km
Culiacán808,41616CUL · 9 km
Los Mochis298,0093December and JanuaryLMM · 15 km
Guamúchil65,2152CUL · 98 km
Guasave77,8491JanuaryLMM · 63 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Sinaloa

63 hotels in Sinaloa recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Best Western Posada FreemanMazatlánhotel
Capital O Zona Dorada InnMazatlánhotel
Casa de LeyendasMazatlánhotel
City Express CuliacanCuliacánhotel
Coral Island HotelMazatlánhotel
Costa de Oro Beach HotelMazatlánhotel
Don Pelayo Pacific BeachMazatlánhotel
El Cid Castilla BeachMazatlánhotel
El Cid El Moro BeachMazatlánhotel
El Cid Granada Hotel & Country ClubMazatlánhotel
El Cid Marina Beach HotelMazatlánhotel
El DoradoLos Mochishotel
Fiesta Inn CuliacanCuliacánhotel
Gamma Mazatlan The Inn At Centro HistoricoMazatlánhotel
Gaviana ResortMazatlánhotel
Holiday Inn Express CuliacanCuliacánhotel
Holiday Inn Resort MazatlanMazatlánhotel
Homesuites MaleconCuliacánhotel
Hotel Azteca InnMazatlánhotel
Hotel Boutique Casa LuluMazatlánhotel
Hotel DavimarGuamúchilhotel
Hotel El SembradorGuasavehotel
Hotel La SiestaMazatlánhotel
Hotel Las FuentesLos Mochishotel
Hotel Los Tres RiosCuliacánhotel
Hotel Lucerna CuliacanCuliacánhotel
Hotel Playa MazatlanMazatlánhotel
Hotel Raices de MarMazatlánhotel
Hotel Riu Emerald BayMazatlánhotelriu.com
Hotel San Luis LindavistaCuliacánhotel

When to go

Best time to visit Sinaloa

From the climate of 5 destinations in Sinaloa with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: January.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January3 of 529 °C11 mm
February1 of 530 °C7 mm
March1 of 532 °C3 mm
April1 of 535 °C1 mm
May0 of 537 °C1 mm
June0 of 537 °C25 mm
July0 of 537 °C137 mm
August0 of 536 °C177 mm
September0 of 536 °C141 mm
October0 of 536 °C34 mm
November1 of 533 °C17 mm
December2 of 530 °C15 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. 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

Airports serving Sinaloa

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Sinaloa name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Culiacán

CUL · Bachigualato Federal International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations9.3 km from the closest
medium airport · Los Mochis

LMM · Valle del Fuerte International Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations15 km from the closest
large airport · Mazatlàn

MZT · General Rafael Buelna International Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination16 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Sinaloa, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: OpenHolidays API (ODbL).

Nationwide in Mexico

1 Jan · New Year's Day2 Feb · Constitution Day16 Mar · Benito Juárez's birthday1 May · Labour Day16 Sept · Independence Day16 Nov · Revolution Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Nearby

Regions near Sinaloa

Other regions of Mexico with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

Mexico travel guide · All regions of Mexico

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from the OpenHolidays API (ODbL); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.