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Monthly climate in Ahuachapan, El Salvador

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ahuachapan features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1611 mm (63.4 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ahuachapan enjoys an average of 3576 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 18 minutes to 12 hours 55 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ahuachapan, El Salvador §

The warmest months in Ahuachapan are April, May and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ahuachapan experiences 323 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ahuachapan, El Salvador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Average high 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ahuachapan, El Salvador §

Ahuachapan usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 25 rainy days and 310 mm (12.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ahuachapan are January, February and March. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ahuachapan, El Salvador.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4 (0.2) 5 (0.2) 6 (0.2) 56 (2.2) 237 (9.3) 330 (13.0) 103 (4.1) 223 (8.8) 320 (12.6) 281 (11.0) 40 (1.6) 6 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 1 12 25 26 16 22 27 23 4 1

Monthly sunshine hours in Ahuachapan, El Salvador §

The sunniest months in Ahuachapan are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ahuachapan: January, June and October receive an average of 8 hours 44 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ahuachapan, El Salvador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260 289 326 314 301 268 322 303 284 275 305 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 23m 11h 40m 12h 3m 12h 26m 12h 45m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 33m 12h 10m 11h 47m 11h 28m 11h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Ahuachapan, El Salvador §

Ahuachapan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ahuachapan UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ahuachapan, El Salvador.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 10 9