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min. 18 °C Wind: 3 km/h Precipitation forecast: 0,1 mm > Full report and 7-days forecast Data updated at 19:01 (local time) At that time, the weather was: ![]() |
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When to go to San Salvador? (Salvador)
Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
January | 10 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
February | 10 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 35 | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
March | 9 | 21 | 32 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | ![]() |
April | 8 | 22 | 32 | 16 | 35 | 54 | 4 | ![]() |
May | 7 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 36 | 186 | 11 | ![]() |
June | 6 | 22 | 30 | 19 | 35 | 307 | 20 | ![]() |
July | 8 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 34 | 302 | 20 | ![]() |
August | 8 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 35 | 324 | 20 | ![]() |
September | 6 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 32 | 294 | 19 | ![]() |
October | 7 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 34 | 208 | 14 | ![]() |
November | 9 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 33 | 32 | 4 | ![]() |
December | 9 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 34 | 12 | 1 | ![]() |
What to do in San Salvador : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of El Salvador, San Salvador has about 500 000 inhabitants. Built at the foot of a volcano and near Lake Llopango, the city is 560 meters above sea level and 25 km from the Pacific Ocean. It mixes modern buildings and old buildings of colonial architecture, and is dotted with monuments, parks and squares. The traveler will find several attractions: the Basilica of the Sacred Heart; the Metropolitan Cathedral, built in the 20th century, very impressive for its size and its rigorous form, decorated with a neo-Byzantine style dome; the Monument to the Revolution, commemorating the uprising in 1948 that hunting General Salvador Castaneda Castro from power; Church San Ignacio de Loyola, which was once the sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe; the National Palace, located in the historic center; the National Theatre, the oldest theater in Central America; Devil's Gate, a rock formation located at 1200 meters high; the Anthropological Museum Guzman, founded in 1883 and having three different cultural epochs; the craft center Arbol de Dios. Can also be accessed by cable car to the amusement of the Mount San Jacinto Park, where the view is beautiful, or practicing diving to meet hammerhead sharks and dolphins. Close to San Salvador, there are also various places to discover: Lake Ilopango, Balboa Park, the Izalco volcano, Joya de Ceren Archaeological Site. To move to the capital, you can choose between bus (very cheap) and taxis, unless you prefer to rent a car. If you want to bring memories of San Salvador, know that the most emblematic are hammocks, wood or ceramic, naive paintings, basketry, textiles, coffee, or a local traditional instrument, the marimba.