Cabañas Department · El Salvador

Western Cabañas travel guide

Western Cabañas is a city in Cabañas Department, El Salvador, home to about 75,000 people.

Nearest airport
ILS33 km · Ilopango International Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/El Salvador
Language
Spanish

When to go

The best time to visit Western Cabañas

Western Cabañas 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.

0°17°34°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec348 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 Western Cabañas: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 33 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 50 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 145 km) are also within reach.

medium airport

ILS · Ilopango International Airport

33.3 km from the centreICAO MSSS
large airport

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

49.6 km from the centreICAO MSLP
large airport

XPL · Palmerola International Airport

145.3 km from the centreICAO MHPR

Questions

Western Cabañas: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Western Cabañas?

Western Cabañas 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 Western Cabañas?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ilopango International Airport (ILS), about 33 km from the city centre in a straight line; El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL, 50 km) and Palmerola International Airport (XPL, 145 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Western Cabañas?

United States dollar (USD).

Nearby

Destinations near Western Cabañas

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.