Ahuachapán Department · El Salvador
Southern Ahuachapán travel guide
Southern Ahuachapán is a city in Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador, home to about 103,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ILS98 km · Ilopango International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
- Language
- Spanish
Where to stay
Hotels in Southern Ahuachapán
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Capricho Beach House | 16.0 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Southern Ahuachapán
Southern Ahuachapán 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 348 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 Southern Ahuachapán: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 98 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 99 km) and El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 113 km) are also within reach.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Questions
Southern Ahuachapán: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Southern Ahuachapán?
Southern Ahuachapán 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 348 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Southern Ahuachapán?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 98 km from the city centre in a straight line; La Aurora International Airport (GUA, 99 km) and El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 113 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Southern Ahuachapán?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Southern Ahuachapán
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.