San Salvador Department · El Salvador

Northern San Salvador travel guide

Northern San Salvador is a city in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, home to about 62,000 people.

Nearest airport
ILS21 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 Salvador

Northern San Salvador has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 331 mm of rain.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec331 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 Salvador: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 50 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

20.5 km from the centreICAO MSSS
large airport

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

49.7 km from the centreICAO MSLP

Questions

Northern San Salvador: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Northern San Salvador?

Northern San Salvador has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 34 °C; September is the wettest, with about 331 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Northern San Salvador?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 50 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Northern San Salvador?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Northern San Salvador

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.