San Miguel Department · El Salvador

Northern San Miguel travel guide

Northern San Miguel is a city in San Miguel Department, El Salvador, home to about 72,000 people.

Nearest airport
ILS92 km · Ilopango International Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/El Salvador
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Northern San Miguel

Northern San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 348 mm of rain.

0°17°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec348 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 Northern San Miguel: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 92 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 98 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

92.0 km from the centreICAO MSSS
large airport

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

92.0 km from the centreICAO MSLP
large airport

XPL · Palmerola International Airport

98.1 km from the centreICAO MHPR

Questions

Northern San Miguel: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Northern San Miguel?

Northern San Miguel has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 348 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Northern San Miguel?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 92 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 92 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 98 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Northern San Miguel?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Northern 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.