La Paz Department · El Salvador
Zacatecoluca travel guide
Zacatecoluca is a city in La Paz Department, El Salvador, home to about 64,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SAL21 km · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
- Language
- Spanish
When to go
The best time to visit Zacatecoluca
Zacatecoluca 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 Zacatecoluca: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 34 km) is also within reach.
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
Questions
Zacatecoluca: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zacatecoluca?
Zacatecoluca 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 Zacatecoluca?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (SAL), about 21 km from the city centre in a straight line; Ilopango International Airport (ILS, 34 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Zacatecoluca?
United States dollar (USD).
Nearby
Destinations near Zacatecoluca
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.