Mazatlan sits on Mexico’s Pacific coast, within the Eastern Pacific hurricane basin, where the wet season runs from roughly May through November and the most intense rainfall typically arrives with tropical storms and hurricanes.
On Mexico’s Pacific coast in Sinaloa, the city faces regular exposure to hurricanes and tropical storms during the eastern Pacific season. Steep coastal terrain just inland means a hurricane’s rainfall can trigger fast-rising rivers and landslides in addition to coastal flooding, a risk demonstrated dramatically when Hurricane Otis struck this coast in 2023, and radar remains critical for tracking these storms as they approach. Learn more: Hurricane Season Radar Guide · Open the full Rain Map