Region · El Salvador
Where to stay in Sonsonate Department
This guide covers 8 destinations in Sonsonate Department, a first-level administrative division of El Salvador, with 1 place to stay between them. The largest by population are Eastern Sonsonate, Central Sonsonate and Northern Sonsonate. Across its destinations, November is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Ilopango International Airport (ILS).
- Destinations in this guide
- 8
- Places to stay
- 1
- Comfortable in the most places
- November
- Main airport
- ILSIlopango International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/El Salvador
Destinations
Destinations in Sonsonate Department
Every destination in this guide in Sonsonate Department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acajutla | 55,307 | 1 | ILS · 78 km |
| Eastern Sonsonate | 166,110 | ILS · 60 km | |
| Central Sonsonate | 149,482 | ILS · 66 km | |
| Northern Sonsonate | 99,556 | ILS · 67 km | |
| Izalco | 77,529 | ILS · 60 km | |
| Sonsonate | 72,233 | ILS · 66 km | |
| Nahuizalco | 55,641 | ILS · 67 km | |
| Western Sonsonate | 55,307 | ILS · 78 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Sonsonate Department
1 hotel in Sonsonate Department recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Decameron Salinitas | Acajutla |
When to go
Best time to visit Sonsonate Department
From the climate of 8 destinations in Sonsonate Department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: November.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 3 mm |
| February | 0 of 8 | 31 °C | 2 mm |
| March | 0 of 8 | 32 °C | 15 mm |
| April | 0 of 8 | 32 °C | 57 mm |
| May | 0 of 8 | 31 °C | 199 mm |
| June | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 326 mm |
| July | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 272 mm |
| August | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 306 mm |
| September | 0 of 8 | 29 °C | 347 mm |
| October | 0 of 8 | 29 °C | 223 mm |
| November | 8 of 8 | 29 °C | 44 mm |
| December | 0 of 8 | 30 °C | 7 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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
Airports serving Sonsonate Department
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Sonsonate Department name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ILS · Ilopango International Airport
SAL · El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
GUA · La Aurora International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Sonsonate Department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in El Salvador
Nearby
Regions near Sonsonate Department
Other regions of El Salvador with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.