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Best time to visit San Salvador

December is the best time to visit San Salvador for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 80/100
The least cloud February 23 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 2 mm
Warmth March 32 °C
Cooler weather October 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 80 30 °C 2
2 January 79 30 °C 1
3 February 76 31 °C 1
4 November 76 28 °C 8
5 March 73 32 °C 3
6 April 64 31 °C 11
7 October 59 28 °C 23
8 September 57 28 °C 28
9 June 56 28 °C 26
10 August 55 29 °C 26
11 July 54 29 °C 23
12 May 54 29 °C 25

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 25 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.2 °C 2 mm 24 %
February 31.2 °C 3 mm 23 %
March 31.6 °C 10 mm 29 %
April 31.0 °C 49 mm 45 %
May 29.1 °C 221 mm 73 %
June 28.2 °C 246 mm 84 %
July 29.1 °C 186 mm 74 %
August 28.8 °C 232 mm 77 %
September 27.7 °C 300 mm 84 %
October 27.5 °C 236 mm 75 %
November 28.4 °C 49 mm 48 %
December 29.5 °C 8 mm 27 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.