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Destination

El Salvador

North America · San Salvador

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Warm / beach
Dry season
Rainy season
Air⌀ 24 °C
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
Sea⌀ 30 °C
29
29
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
Rainfall⌀ 145 mm
8
6
23
63
244
280
159
263
298
270
107
13
Wind⌀ 4 м/с
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Daylight⌀ 12 h
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Tourism: 2.6M international tourists a year▲ +40% over 5 yearsmoderate
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Day of the Dead

    El día de los difuntos

    November 2, 2026

    Mon · in 19d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 7, 2026

    Sat · in 24d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 8, 2026

    Sun · in 25d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 9, 2026

    Mon · in 26d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 10, 2026

    Tue · in 27d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 11, 2026

    Wed · in 28d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 12, 2026

    Thu · in 29d

  • National Pupusa Festival

    Festival Nacional De La Pupusa

    November 13, 2026

    Fri · in 30d

UNESCO sites

1

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site
    1993Cultural
    Joya de Cerén Archaeological Site©

    Joya de Cerén is an archaeological site in La Libertad Department, El Salvador, featuring a pre-Columbian Maya farming village. The ancient Maya site of Joya de Cerén is located in the Zapotitán Valley, 36 kilometers northwest of San Salvador, El Salvador. It is often referred to as the "Pompeii of the Americas", in comparison to the famed Ancient Roman ruins.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevercert. if from risk countries
Malariano risk
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinemoderate67%
Mobile datamoderate$1.1/GB
eSIM: Supported
Apps that work

Ride-hailing: Uber

Prices

Fuel
Gasoline$4.8/L
Diesel$4.86/L

About the country

Capital
San Salvador
Continent
North America
Population
6,420,744
Area
21,040 km²
Currency
Dollar · USD
Time zone
03:05UTC−6
Sockets
AB

115 V · 60 Hz

Emergency
999all services
Calling code
+503
Languages
Spanish
Borders
🇬🇹 Guatemala🇭🇳 Honduras