San Salvador Department · El Salvador
Southern San Salvador travel guide
Southern San Salvador is a city in San Salvador Department, El Salvador, home to about 167,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- ILS8 km · Ilopango International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Southern San Salvador
Southern 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.
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 San Salvador: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 27 km) is also within reach.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
Questions
Southern San Salvador: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Southern San Salvador?
Southern 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 Southern San Salvador?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 8.2 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 27 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Southern San Salvador?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Southern 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.