San Salvador weather in December
In December, San Salvador has daytime highs averaging 30 °C, nights around 19 °C, with 1.5 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 29.5°C Average high
- 19.5°C Average low
- 1.5days Wet days
- 8mm Rainfall
- 11h Daylight
Daily temperatures through December
How December develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 December | 29.3 °C | 19.7 °C | 5 % |
| 11–20 December | 29.4 °C | 19.5 °C | 6 % |
| 21–31 December | 29.8 °C | 19.4 °C | 4 % |
What to expect
| Measure | Typical December | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 100 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 12 of 31 | 38 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 1.5 of 31 | 5 % |
Conditions in December
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 24 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 33 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 14 °C |
| Relative humidity | 66 % |
| Wind speed | 13 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 27 % |
Where San Salvador ranks in December
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in North America in December | 11thof 50 | 30 °C |
| The driest places in North America in December | 26thof 50 | 7.5 mm |
December compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2 °C | 2 mm | 24 % |
| February | 31.2 °C | 3 mm | 23 % |
| October | 27.5 °C | 236 mm | 75 % |
| November | 28.4 °C | 49 mm | 48 % |
| December | 29.5 °C | 8 mm | 27 % |
See all twelve months for San Salvador
- December is the 5th warmest month here.
- It is the 3rd driest month of the year.
- It ranks 3rd for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 11 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 1.5 of 31 days — 5 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest December day on record since 1991 reached 33 °C, 3.3 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in December
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days |
|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | 30 °C | 1.5 |
| Soyapango | 29 °C | 2 |
| Santa Ana | 29 °C | 1 |
| San Miguel | 34 °C | 1 |
| Jalapa | 23 °C | 3 |
| Villa Canales | 25 °C | 3 |
| Villa Nueva | 25 °C | 3 |
QuestionsDecember in San Salvador, answered
How warm is San Salvador in December?
Daily highs average 30 °C and nights fall to about 19 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes December the 9th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in San Salvador in December?
December averages 8 mm of rain, spread over about 2 of the 31 days — 5 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 27 % of the sky.
How long are the days in December?
San Salvador averages 11 hours between sunrise and sunset in December. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. 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.