San Salvador, El Salvador
tropical climate · city · low crowds · budget prices
Set in the tropics, San Salvador (El Salvador) is best understood through its weather data: our 2015–2024 climate record puts its peak at a 99/100 sun score in January, exactly the kind of reliability you want for an urban escape.
The year runs from average lows of 19°C in October to highs of 32°C in March. Rain is most likely in September, when about 95% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in January (6%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through January–December.
Season by season (on the northern calendar), spring brings 31°C highs with 52% rain-day odds, summer 29°C at 83%, autumn 28°C at 71%, and winter 31°C at 10%. That makes winter the statistical sweet spot (season score 97), with spring a workable second; summer is where the odds thin out. If your dates are flexible, December buys you 30°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit San Salvador
The best month on record is January — a 99/100 sun score, built on 24% cloud cover and 6% rain-day odds — followed by December and February. In practice you have flexibility — January–December all stay above a 70 sun score. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is June (73/100).
Among the tropical destinations in our catalog, its January rain odds beat 98% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for San Salvador → · More destinations for January →
Right now the 16-day outlook shows 3 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and one day with real rain risk, with temperatures between 18°C and 31°C — which is how San Salvador earns its current 94/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 9,076 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 9,080 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,756 km | ~11 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,977 km | ~11 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 9,393 km | ~12 h 15 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 30° / 20° | 43% | 0% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 30° / 20° | 34% | 17% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 30° / 22° | 56% | 17% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 30° / 21° | 31% | 7% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 31° / 21° | 42% | 4% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 31° / 21° | 53% | 11% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 29° / 22° | 44% | 25% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 27° / 21° | 88% | 42% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 27° / 21° | 76% | 31% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 29° / 21° | 54% | 26% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 29° / 19° | 32% | 15% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 29° / 18° | 59% | 13% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 29° / 18° | 74% | 12% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 29° / 19° | 79% | 12% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 30° / 21° | 80% | 14% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 29° / 19° | 74% | 25% |
San Salvador climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (January highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9° / 19.4° | 24.4% | 5.5% | 99 |
| February | 31.6° / 19.6° | 21.6% | 9.3% | 95 |
| March | 32° / 20.7° | 32.3% | 17.6% | 92 |
| April | 31.2° / 21.3° | 52.8% | 56.3% | 93 |
| May | 29.3° / 21.7° | 76.4% | 82.6% | 82 |
| June | 27.8° / 21.3° | 85.9% | 89.7% | 73 |
| July | 29.6° / 21.4° | 71.3% | 75.5% | 85 |
| August | 28.7° / 21.3° | 78.6% | 84.8% | 80 |
| September | 27.8° / 21.1° | 83.5% | 95% | 76 |
| October | 27.6° / 20.7° | 80.8% | 77.9% | 76 |
| November | 28.6° / 20.3° | 55% | 39.7% | 90 |
| December | 30° / 19.7° | 32% | 15.4% | 97 |
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