San Miguel Department · El Salvador

Central San Miguel travel guide

Central San Miguel is a city in San Miguel Department, El Salvador, home to about 290,000 people.

Nearest airport
SAL95 km · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/El Salvador
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Central San Miguel

Central San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 355 mm of rain.

0°18°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec355 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Central San Miguel: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), about 95 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 105 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 117 km) are also within reach.

large airport

SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez

95.1 km from the centreICAO MSLP
medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

104.8 km from the centreICAO MSSS
large airport

XPL · Palmerola International Airport

116.9 km from the centreICAO MHPR

Questions

Central San Miguel: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Central San Miguel?

Central San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 355 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Central San Miguel?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), about 95 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 105 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 117 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Central San Miguel?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Central San Miguel

Sources: city facts from Wikidata; 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.