Climate of El Salvador
El Salvador has a tropical savanna climate. 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 averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 29°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 19°C and 23°C
- Rain: it rains 178 days and there is a total of approximately 742 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3652 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 29°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in March |
Coldest month: | 29°C in October |
Night temperature: | between 19°C and 23°C |
Dry days: | 187 days |
Days with rain: | 178 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 742 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3652 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for El Salvador.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for El Salvador.
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Climate table of El Salvador
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for El Salvador. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for El Salvador might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Night temp. (°C) | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 113 | 101 | 75 | 98 | 115 | 169 | 29 | 2 |
Days with rain | 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 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wind force (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 |
Best time to visit El Salvador
To go to El Salvador, the best time to visit is January and February, July and August and November and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. In El Salvador, March is the warmest month with 33°C and the most cold month is 29°C in October.
Climate of El Salvador by month
What is the average climate in a given month for El Salvador? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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