Best time to visit, weather and climate El Salvador
Best time to visit El Salvador
The best time to visit El Salvador is from january until september and november and december, when you will have a warm or hot temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in El Salvador is 33°C in march and the lowest is 29°C in october.
The average climate figure for El Salvador is an 9,0. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.
El Salvador has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in El Salvador or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
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Climate El Salvador per month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31°C | 32°C | 33°C | 33°C | 31°C | 30°C | 32°C | 31°C | 30°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C |
| 1 mm |
6 mm |
4 mm |
29 mm |
113 mm |
101 mm |
75 mm |
98 mm |
115 mm |
169 mm |
29 mm |
2 mm |
All climate data from El Salvador
Climate data from: San Salvador
Climate El Salvador
El Salvador has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for El Salvador is 31° degrees and there is about 739 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 176 days a year with an average humidity of 73% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate El Salvador
| Day |
| Night |
| Precip |
| Rain days |
| Dry days |
| Sun hours per day |
| Wind force in Bft |
| UV-index |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | 31°C | 32°C | 33°C | 33°C | 31°C | 30°C | 32°C | 31°C | 30°C | 29°C | 30°C | 30°C |
| Night | 19°C | 20°C | 21°C | 23°C | 23°C | 22°C | 22°C | 22°C | 22°C | 21°C | 20°C | 19°C |
| Precip | 1 mm |
6 mm |
4 mm |
29 mm |
113 mm |
101 mm |
75 mm |
98 mm |
115 mm |
169 mm |
29 mm |
2 mm |
| Rain days |
2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 2 |
| Dry days |
29 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| Sun hours per day |
7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Wind force in Bft |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Weather El Salvador january
On average, it is maximum 31° in january in El Salvador and at least around 19° degrees. In january there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 1 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador february
On average, it is maximum 32° in february in El Salvador and at least around 20° degrees. In february there are 3 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador march
On average, it is maximum 33° in march in El Salvador and at least around 21° degrees. In march there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 4 mm and the it will be dry 25 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador april
On average, it is maximum 33° in april in El Salvador and at least around 23° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador may
On average, it is maximum 31° in may in El Salvador and at least around 23° degrees. In may there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 113 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador june
On average, it is maximum 30° in june in El Salvador and at least around 22° degrees. In june there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 101 mm and the it will be dry 6 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador july
On average, it is maximum 32° in july in El Salvador and at least around 22° degrees. In july there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 75 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador august
On average, it is maximum 31° in august in El Salvador and at least around 22° degrees. In august there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 98 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador september
On average, it is maximum 30° in september in El Salvador and at least around 22° degrees. In september there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 115 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador october
On average, it is maximum 29° in october in El Salvador and at least around 21° degrees. In october there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 169 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador november
On average, it is maximum 30° in november in El Salvador and at least around 20° degrees. In november there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in El Salvador.
Weather El Salvador december
On average, it is maximum 30° in december in El Salvador and at least around 19° degrees. In december there are 2 days of rainfall with a total of 2 mm and the it will be dry 29 days this month in El Salvador.
14 day weather forecast El Salvador
The weather for San Salvador in El Salvador will be 31° till 29° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.
The weather forecast for El Salvador is based on the weather in San Salvador.
Weather forecast this week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr 15 Jan |
|
31°C | 18°C | 4.5 mm | 60% | 1m/s | 4 |
Sa 16 Jan |
|
29°C | 18°C | 1.2 mm | 30% | 2m/s | 3 |
Su 17 Jan |
|
30°C | 17°C | 0.1 mm | 20% | 2m/s | 8 |
Mo 18 Jan |
|
31°C | 17°C | 1.8 mm | 35% | 1m/s | 8 |
Tu 19 Jan |
|
30°C | 18°C | 0.1 mm | 20% | 1m/s | 3 |
We 20 Jan |
|
31°C | 17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 8 |
Th 21 Jan |
|
30°C | 17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 7 |
Weather forecast next week
| Dag | Weer | Max | Min | Precip | Change | Wind | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fr 22 Jan |
|
31°C | 18°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 4 |
Sa 23 Jan |
|
31°C | 18°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 7 |
Su 24 Jan |
|
30°C | 18°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 7 |
Mo 25 Jan |
|
29°C | 17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 1m/s | 8 |
Tu 26 Jan |
|
29°C | 17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 8 |
We 27 Jan |
|
29°C | 17°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 9 |
Th 28 Jan |
|
29°C | 16°C | 0 mm | 0% | 2m/s | 9 |
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About El Salvador
El Salvador is in the continental part Central America and the capital is San Salvador. The total surface is 21.040 km² with 307 km of coastline and the population consists of 6.581.940 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 12x smaller than United States. If you want to call El Salvador you have to use +503 or 00503 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +5035012457809 or 005035012457809.
El Salvador is in a straight line at 8.727 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 12 hours5.
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Currency El Salvador
In El Salvador the United States dollar is used to pay.
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Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
Time difference El Salvador
In El Salvador it is now 02:40 o’clock at night on friday 15 january 2021. That is 1 hour earlier than in United States. The time zone of El Salvador is America/El_Salvador and the Greenwich time is UTC-06.
Vaccinations El Salvador
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in El Salvador.
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Rabiës
- ZIKA-virus