Mazatlán vs Zihuatanejo: which is better, month by month

Mazatlán beats Zihuatanejo in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in October (83 vs 66) — while Zihuatanejo wins February; they are within 3 points in the other 6 months.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Mazatlán vs Zihuatanejo — all 12 months

MonthMazatlánZihuatanejoWinnerGap
January91Swarm, dry, clean air92Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie1
February90Swarm, dry, clean air94Ssweltering, dry, clean airZihuatanejo4
March94Shot, dry, clean air95Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie1
April96Shot, dry, clean air97Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie1
May95Ssweltering, dry, clean air91Ssweltering, dryMazatlán4
June88Asweltering, a little rain, clean air72Bsweltering, soaked, clean airMazatlán16
July80Asweltering, rainy, clean air79Bsweltering, rainy, clean airTie1
August71Bsweltering, soaked, clean air68Csweltering, soaked, clean airTie3
September74Bsweltering, soaked, clean air60Csweltering, soaked, clean airMazatlán14
October83Asweltering, a little rain, clean air66Csweltering, soaked, clean airMazatlán17
November93Ssweltering, dry, clean air86Asweltering, dry, clean airMazatlán7
December92Shot, dry, clean air90Ssweltering, dry, clean airTie2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is October (83 vs 66). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Mazatlán

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
April 96/100
Months won
5 of 12

Zihuatanejo

🇲🇽 Mexico · tropical climate

Best month
April 97/100
Months won
1 of 12

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