San Miguel Department · El Salvador
San Miguel travel guide
San Miguel is a city in San Miguel Department, El Salvador, home to about 233,000 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
About
About San Miguel
San Miguel is a city in eastern El Salvador. It is the country's third most populous city.
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Things to do
What to see and do in San Miguel
See
- San Miguel Volcano
- Downtown San Miguel
- East Regional Museum
- Catedral San Miguel
Do
- Surfing
- Stand Up Paddleboarding
- Boat trips
- Water skiing, Tubing, Wake boarding, Para sailing, Jet skiing
- Kayaking
- Volcano hiking
- Waterfalls and hot springs
- Nature hikes and lake tours
- Turicentro Altos de La Cueva
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Where to stay
Which part of San Miguel to stay in
San Miguel has the most modern hotels in the eastern side of El Salvador, right in front of Metrocentro you will find a four star hotel, Comfort Inn a few miles ahead there's another good option, the Hotel Tropico Inn. There are also budget hotels located next to the bus terminal.
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When to go
The best time to visit San Miguel
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.
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 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.
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
XPL · Palmerola International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in San Miguel
Eat
San Miguel, like any other modern city, has a lot options, either fast food restaurants or, for sit down restaurants there are a few options in Metrocentro. You can find the best sea food in Central America fresh from the coast of San Miguel at El Cuco, Playa Esteron, Intipuca Beach and Playa Las Flores.
Drink
For nightlife you can head to Ave. Roosevelt in San Miguel which has numerous bars and clubs open until the early hours of the morning and is also host to the biggest carnival in Central America in November. Intipuca Beach is home to the first microbrewery in El Salvador and offers an array of hand-craft beers by the beach.
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Questions
San Miguel: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit San Miguel?
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 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 San Miguel?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near San Miguel
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.