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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Faro or Mazatlan?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Faro for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Faro’s own page.

Choose Mazatlan for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Faro 74, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Mazatlan 42: Mazatlan leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Mazatlan 66: Mazatlan leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Mazatlan 45: Faro leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Faro and Mazatlan are level on 60.
Getting around. Faro 60, Mazatlan 42: Faro leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Mazatlan 30: Faro leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Mazatlan 40: Mazatlan leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Mazatlan 35: Mazatlan leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Mazatlan.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Faro
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Mazatlan
Best match
52match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FaroMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroMazatlan
Official languagePortugueseSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation10 m139 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroMazatlan
City population64,560441,975
People per km²319-
Museums within 10 km23
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.