Chalatenango Department · El Salvador
Southern Chalatenango travel guide
Southern Chalatenango is a city in Chalatenango Department, El Salvador, home to about 73,000 people.
- Best months
- November to February
- Nearest airport
- ILS43 km · Ilopango International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
- Plugs
- A, B · 115 V
- Emergency
- 911
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Southern Chalatenango
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Southern Chalatenango are November to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 310 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).
Public holidays in El Salvador, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Southern Chalatenango: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 68 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 147 km) are also within reach.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
XPL · Palmerola International Airport
Questions
Southern Chalatenango: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Southern Chalatenango?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Southern Chalatenango are November to February. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; September is the wettest, with about 310 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Southern Chalatenango?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 68 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 147 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Southern Chalatenango?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Southern Chalatenango
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.