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Monthly climate in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Zacatecoluca features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2131 mm (83.9 inches) and receives 186 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Zacatecoluca enjoys an average of 3670 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador §

The warmest months in Zacatecoluca are March, April and July, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (81 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Zacatecoluca experiences 328 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 Zacatecoluca, 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 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador §

Zacatecoluca usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 383 mm (15.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Zacatecoluca 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 Zacatecoluca, 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) 2 (0.1) 6 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 53 (2.1) 324 (12.8) 391 (15.4) 182 (7.2) 316 (12.5) 349 (13.7) 407 (16.0) 84 (3.3) 8 (0.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 1 15 27 27 20 25 29 28 11 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador §

The sunniest months in Zacatecoluca are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Zacatecoluca: January, June and October receive an average of 9 hours 6 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Zacatecoluca, 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 263 293 328 319 313 285 329 314 299 289 307 325
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 25m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Zacatecoluca, El Salvador §

Zacatecoluca 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 Zacatecoluca UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Zacatecoluca, 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 12 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 10 9