Country guide

El Salvador

Surf right-handers at El Tunco, volcano hikes and pupusas, Central America's compact comeback.

Currency

USD

Language

Spanish

English

Limited

Payment

Cash preferred

Power

Type A / B

120 V, 60 Hz

Dialing

+503

Destinations

El Salvador

San Salvador

A capital built under its own volcano, with a saint buried beneath its cathedral and a crater rim above the suburbs.

✓ best Nov-Apr

El Salvador

Santa Ana

A coffee fortune bought this city a neo-gothic cathedral and an opera house; El Salvador's highest volcano threw in the view.

✓ best Nov-Feb

Climate zones, month by month

El Salvador has 2 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.

San Salvador →

Jan

31°

18°

2mm

0d rain

Feb

33°

18°

1mm

0d rain

Mar

33°

19°

11mm

1d rain

Apr

33°

20°

42mm

4d rain

May

31°

21°

193mm

11d rain

Jun

30°

21°

265mm

14d rain

Jul

31°

20°

302mm

16d rain

Aug

31°

20°

319mm

18d rain

Sep

30°

20°

332mm

18d rain

Oct

30°

20°

245mm

13d rain

Nov

30°

19°

65mm

4d rain

Dec

31°

18°

6mm

1d rain

September Wettest month. 332mm · 18 rainy days

✓ Best Nov-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Sep

Watch for Jun-Sep monsoon flooding risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions

Santa Ana Western Highlands →

Jan

31°

17°

1mm

0d rain

Feb

33°

17°

5mm

0d rain

Mar

34°

18°

13mm

1d rain

Apr

34°

19°

58mm

4d rain

May

33°

20°

221mm

13d rain

Jun

31°

20°

304mm

16d rain

Jul

32°

20°

292mm

16d rain

Aug

32°

20°

315mm

17d rain

Sep

31°

20°

323mm

19d rain

Oct

30°

20°

215mm

12d rain

Nov

30°

19°

47mm

3d rain

Dec

30°

18°

12mm

1d rain

September Wettest month. 323mm · 19 rainy days

✓ Best Nov-Feb · ✗ Avoid Jun-Sep

Watch for Jun-Sep monsoon flooding risk

Cards tinted by calculated verdict · big number = typical daily high, small = low · hover for conditions