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El Salvador · Month guide
El Salvador in May
Around 32 °C with 195 mm of rain and 6.9 hours of sun a day.
May is a mixed month for El Salvador — worth planning around specific regions. Around 32 °C with 195 mm of rain and 6.9 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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El Salvador · May
What the weather usually does
El Salvador · typical month
- Day / night24 – 32 °CYear range 21 – 34 °C
- Rainfall195 mmYear range 3 – 331 mm
- Sunshine6.9 hr / dayYear range 5.6 – 9.2 hr / day
14 regions · current month
El Salvador, taken apart
- Ahuachapán30°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Cabañas33°C now · 31–36 °C yr
- Chalatenango33°C now · 30–34 °C yr
- Cuscatlán33°C now · 31–35 °C yr
- La Libertad31°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- La Paz30°C now · 29–32 °C yr
- La Unión33°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- Morazán32°C now · 30–35 °C yr
- San Miguel33°C now · 31–36 °C yr
- San Salvador32°C now · 31–34 °C yr
- San Vicente33°C now · 31–35 °C yr
- Santa Ana32°C now · 30–33 °C yr
- Sonsonate30°C now · 29–31 °C yr
- Usulután33°C now · 31–34 °C yr
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What the governments say about El Salvador
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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US
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Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.0 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 33.9 |
| February | 33.0 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 34.8 |
| March | 33.8 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 35.4 |
| April | 33.6 | 23.4 | 21.9 | 35.7 |
| May | 32.2 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 34.6 |
| June | 30.6 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 33.1 |
| July | 32.3 | 23.2 | 22.1 | 34.4 |
| August | 31.8 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 33.7 |
| September | 30.9 | 22.6 | 21.7 | 32.9 |
| October | 30.3 | 22.5 | 21.3 | 32.1 |
| November | 30.7 | 21.9 | 20.1 | 32.3 |
| December | 31.4 | 21.3 | 18.9 | 33.1 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 3 |
| February | 3 |
| March | 10 |
| April | 48 |
| May | 195 |
| June | 331 |
| July | 145 |
| August | 223 |
| September | 285 |
| October | 266 |
| November | 83 |
| December | 12 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 9.0 |
| February | 9.2 |
| March | 8.9 |
| April | 8.1 |
| May | 6.9 |
| June | 5.6 |
| July | 7.7 |
| August | 6.9 |
| September | 6.3 |
| October | 6.0 |
| November | 7.6 |
| December | 8.6 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1 | 5.0 | 13.4 |
| February | 8.2 | 5.5 | 13.9 |
| March | 7.4 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
| April | 6.5 | 4.8 | 10.1 |
| May | 5.1 | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| June | 4.8 | 3.5 | 6.4 |
| July | 5.5 | 4.0 | 7.9 |
| August | 5.0 | 3.8 | 6.6 |
| September | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.7 |
| October | 4.9 | 3.5 | 7.2 |
| November | 6.2 | 4.0 | 10.0 |
| December | 7.7 | 4.5 | 12.6 |
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