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🇲🇽 Culiacan’s climate twin is 🇹🇩 N'Djamena, Chad

loose match

Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico and N'Djamena, Chad are a loose climate match — 12,546 km (7,796 mi) apart. Culiacan is Köppen zone BSh; N'Djamena is BSh.

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What to expect

Culiacan and N'Djamena both sit in the hot steppe (BSh) zone, so their seasonal arcs line up. Roughly 12,546 km (7,796 mi) separates them — far enough that N'Djamena feels like another continent, close enough on the climate numbers to stand in for Culiacan.

It is a loose match: useful as a climate analogue for Culiacan, though not a perfect copy. January means differ by 5°C (N'Djamena warmer); July by 2°C (N'Djamena cooler). Rainfall shifts more: N'Djamena is 20 mm drier in January, and 20 mm drier in July.

Sunshine stays close: N'Djamena at 10.1 h/day on average versus 10.4 h/day in Culiacan (January 10.8 h / 9.8 h, July 9.4 h / 10.9 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 30 µg/m³ in N'Djamena vs 9 in Culiacan (higher by 22 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in N'Djamena runs about 9°C lower in January (3°C vs 12°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

CuliacanN'Djamena
January
Temp
28° / 10°
33° / 15°
Rain
20 mm
0 mm
Dew
12°
3°
PM2.5
6.8 µg/m³
44.9 µg/m³
Sun
9.8 h
10.8 h
July
Temp
36° / 25°
33° / 23°
Rain
165 mm
145 mm
Dew
22°
22°
PM2.5
10.3 µg/m³
15.3 µg/m³
Sun
10.9 h
9.4 h

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Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Culiacan?

On Similar Climates, N'Djamena, Chad is the closest distant match for Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico — scored loose, about 12,546 km (7,796 mi) away.

How far is Culiacan from its climate twin?

Culiacan and N'Djamena are separated by roughly 12,546 km (7,796 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Culiacan and N'Djamena have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Culiacan and N'Djamena share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot steppe (BSh).

What is the climate like in Culiacan?

Culiacan has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 28°C and a low of 10°C with 20 mm of rain; July averages 36°C / 25°C and 165 mm.

How sunny is Culiacan?

Culiacan averages about 9.8 hours of sunshine a day in January and 10.9 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Culiacan?

January PM2.5 averages about 6.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 40); July averages 10.3 µg/m³ (US AQI 51).

Other close climate matches for Culiacan: Jaipur (loose), Ouagadougou (loose), Cuiabá (loose).

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