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Monthly climate in Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Santa Elena features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (65 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1823 mm (71.8 inches) and receives 164 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Santa Elena enjoys an average of 3685 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 Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador §

The warmest months in Santa Elena are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in October, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Santa Elena experiences 329 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 Santa Elena, Usulután, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°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)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador §

Santa Elena usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 334 mm (13.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Santa Elena are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Santa Elena, Usulután, 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) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 5 (0.2) 34 (1.3) 266 (10.5) 350 (13.8) 144 (5.7) 293 (11.5) 296 (11.6) 358 (14.1) 70 (2.8) 5 (0.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 8 25 25 17 23 28 27 9 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador §

The sunniest months in Santa Elena are March, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 36 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Santa Elena: January, June and October receive an average of 9 hours 10 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Santa Elena, Usulután, 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 263 293 328 318 314 290 331 317 302 291 306 325
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 Santa Elena, Usulután, El Salvador §

Santa Elena 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 Santa Elena UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Santa Elena, Usulután, 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