El Salvador Climatic Classifications

Code Description Group Number of states/regions States/regions
Aw Tropical wet and dry or savanna Tropical 14 Ahuachapán Cabañas Chalatenango Cuscatlán La Libertad La Paz La Unión Morazán San Miguel San Salvador San Vicente Santa Ana Sonsonate Usulután

Summary: Most regions (14) in El Salvador lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 28.98°C (84.16°F) in La Unión to a low of 25.34°C (77.61°F) in Santa Ana.

Climate El Salvador: Weather By Month

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.13(91.63) 34.26(93.67) 35.45(95.81) 35.25(95.45) 33.48(92.26) 31.88(89.38) 33.26(91.87) 32.97(91.35) 31.87(89.37) 30.96(87.73) 31.77(89.19) 32.51(90.52) 35.45(95.81)
Average high °C (°F) 31.38(88.48) 32.6(90.68) 33.67(92.61) 33.51(92.32) 32.05(89.69) 30.7(87.26) 31.75(89.15) 31.45(88.61) 30.44(86.79) 29.83(85.69) 30.45(86.81) 30.95(87.71) 31.56(88.81)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.37(79.47) 27.54(81.57) 28.69(83.64) 29.39(84.9) 28.51(83.32) 27.34(81.21) 27.79(82.02) 27.47(81.45) 26.66(79.99) 25.94(78.69) 25.94(78.69) 26.1(78.98) 27.31(81.16)
Average low °C (°F) 19.37(66.87) 20.07(68.13) 21.12(70.02) 23.11(73.6) 23.08(73.54) 21.95(71.51) 21.58(70.84) 21.52(70.74) 21.45(70.61) 20.87(69.57) 19.99(67.98) 19.53(67.15) 21.14(70.05)
Record low °C (°F) 16.17(61.11) 16.66(61.99) 17.89(64.2) 20.25(68.45) 20.74(69.33) 19.56(67.21) 18.86(65.95) 18.93(66.07) 18.98(66.16) 18.42(65.16) 17.19(62.94) 16.36(61.45) 16.17(61.11)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.25(0.05) 4.77(0.19) 6.34(0.25) 41.7(1.64) 219.11(8.63) 191.53(7.54) 101.71(4.0) 154.78(6.09) 163.92(6.45) 174.32(6.86) 43.03(1.69) 5.12(0.2) 92.3(3.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 0.28 1.2 1.98 10.03 20.82 21.1 18.56 20.49 22.92 20.73 8.58 1.47 12.35
Average relative humidity (%) 63.2 61.67 59.78 64.64 73.97 79.85 75.88 78.41 82.14 82.07 74.67 67.76 72.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 8.67 10.43 11.83 12.47 12.31 12.34 12.53 12.26 10.9 10.44 10.73 8.67 11.13

El Salvador Climate Graph

El Salvador’s Cities by Temperature

El Salvador’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:

La Unión
28.98°C | 84.16°F
San Miguel
28.66°C | 83.59°F
Morazán
28.66°C | 83.59°F
La Paz
27.78°C | 82.0°F
Usulután
27.76°C | 81.97°F
San Vicente
27.41°C | 81.34°F
Cabañas
27.38°C | 81.28°F
Cuscatlán
27.15°C | 80.87°F
Chalatenango
27.12°C | 80.82°F
Sonsonate
26.84°C | 80.31°F
La Libertad
26.78°C | 80.2°F
San Salvador
26.78°C | 80.2°F
Ahuachapán
25.69°C | 78.24°F
Santa Ana
25.34°C | 77.61°F

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