Sonsonate Department · El Salvador
Acajutla travel guide
Acajutla is a city in Sonsonate Department, El Salvador, home to about 55,000 people.
- Best months
- November
- Nearest airport
- ILS78 km · Ilopango International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
- Language
- Spanish
Where to stay
Hotels in Acajutla
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Decameron Salinitas | 6.5 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Acajutla
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Acajutla are November. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 347 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Acajutla: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 78 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 85 km) and La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 134 km) are also within reach.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
Questions
Acajutla: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Acajutla?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Acajutla are November. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; September is the wettest, with about 347 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Acajutla?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 78 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 85 km) and La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 134 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Acajutla?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Acajutla
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.