Beach
Playa de Acajutla
Sonsonate Department · El Salvador · Pacific Ocean
13.5942, -89.8372 · Acajutla, 1 km
- 30°Sea · August
- 31°High · April
- 9.9 hSunshine · February
Your month at the beach
Playa de Acajutla in January
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.8 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month4 mm in total
- 20 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| December | January | February | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Sea | 29° | 28° | 28° |
| Sunshine a day | 9.7 h | 9.8 h | 9.9 h |
| Rainy days | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Playa de Acajutla in February
- 30°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 28°CSea temperature
- 9.9 hSunshine a day
- 1 dayRainy days in the month6 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| January | February | March | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 30° | 30° | 31° |
| Sea | 28° | 28° | 29° |
| Sunshine a day | 9.8 h | 9.9 h | 9.7 h |
| Rainy days | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Playa de Acajutla in March
- 31°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month8 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| February | March | April | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 30° | 31° | 31° |
| Sea | 28° | 29° | 29° |
| Sunshine a day | 9.9 h | 9.7 h | 8.5 h |
| Rainy days | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Playa de Acajutla in April
- 31°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 8 daysRainy days in the month42 mm in total
- 14 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| March | April | May | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 31° | 31° | 30° |
| Sea | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Sunshine a day | 9.7 h | 8.5 h | 7.2 h |
| Rainy days | 2 | 8 | 23 |
Playa de Acajutla in May
- 30°CAir, daytime high27°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 23 daysRainy days in the month205 mm in total
- 12 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| April | May | June | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 31° | 30° | 29° |
| Sea | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Sunshine a day | 8.5 h | 7.2 h | 7.4 h |
| Rainy days | 8 | 23 | 26 |
Playa de Acajutla in June
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 7.4 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month255 mm in total
- 11 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| May | June | July | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 30° | 29° | 30° |
| Sea | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.2 h | 7.4 h | 8.9 h |
| Rainy days | 23 | 26 | 26 |
Playa de Acajutla in July
- 30°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.9 hSunshine a day
- 26 daysRainy days in the month220 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| June | July | August | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 29° | 30° | 29° |
| Sea | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.4 h | 8.9 h | 8.5 h |
| Rainy days | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Playa de Acajutla in August
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 8.5 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month266 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| July | August | September | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 30° | 29° | 28° |
| Sea | 30° | 30° | 30° |
| Sunshine a day | 8.9 h | 8.5 h | 7.3 h |
| Rainy days | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Playa de Acajutla in September
- 28°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 30°CSea temperature
- 7.3 hSunshine a day
- 28 daysRainy days in the month288 mm in total
- 10 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| August | September | October | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 29° | 28° | 29° |
| Sea | 30° | 30° | 29° |
| Sunshine a day | 8.5 h | 7.3 h | 7.2 h |
| Rainy days | 28 | 28 | 22 |
Playa de Acajutla in October
- 29°CAir, daytime high26°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 7.2 hSunshine a day
- 22 daysRainy days in the month230 mm in total
- 13 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| September | October | November | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 28° | 29° | 29° |
| Sea | 30° | 29° | 29° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.3 h | 7.2 h | 9.0 h |
| Rainy days | 28 | 22 | 9 |
Playa de Acajutla in November
- 29°CAir, daytime high25°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 9.0 hSunshine a day
- 9 daysRainy days in the month55 mm in total
- 17 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 29° | 29° | 30° |
| Sea | 29° | 29° | 29° |
| Sunshine a day | 7.2 h | 9.0 h | 9.7 h |
| Rainy days | 22 | 9 | 2 |
Playa de Acajutla in December
- 30°CAir, daytime high24°C at night
- 29°CSea temperature
- 9.7 hSunshine a day
- 2 daysRainy days in the month8 mm in total
- 18 km/hAverage wind
Averages for 1991–2020. A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain.
And a month earlier or later?
| November | December | January | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air, daytime high | 29° | 30° | 30° |
| Sea | 29° | 29° | 28° |
| Sunshine a day | 9.0 h | 9.7 h | 9.8 h |
| Rainy days | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Warmest sea of the year: August (30.1 °C) · most sunshine: February (9.9 h a day).
The beach itself
- 4Places to stay within 5 kmHotels, guest houses, apartments and campsites · OpenStreetMap
- 78 kmAirport: Ilopango International Airport (ILS)In a straight line; by road it is further Car hire at SAL airport (San Salvador (San Luis Talpa))
No reliable information yet on: bathing water quality, wheelchair access, lifeguards.
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January from 2020 to 2025
In January 2025 the sea averaged 28.4 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
February from 2020 to 2025
In February 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — 0.9 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.2 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.0 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
March from 2020 to 2025
In March 2025 the sea averaged 29.8 °C — 1.0 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
April from 2020 to 2025
In April 2025 the sea averaged 30.0 °C — 0.5 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.5 °C
1991–2020 average: 30.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
May from 2020 to 2025
In May 2025 the sea averaged 30.5 °C — 0.7 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
June from 2020 to 2025
In June 2025 the sea averaged 30.3 °C — 0.6 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.7 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.1 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
July from 2020 to 2025
In July 2025 the sea averaged 30.3 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.9 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
August from 2020 to 2025
In August 2025 the sea averaged 29.8 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 30.1 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.4 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
September from 2020 to 2025
In September 2025 the sea averaged 30.0 °C — 0.4 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.5 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
October from 2020 to 2025
In October 2025 the sea averaged 29.6 °C — 0.3 °C above the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 28.7 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
November from 2020 to 2025
In November 2025 the sea averaged 29.1 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.3 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
December from 2020 to 2025
In December 2025 the sea averaged 29.0 °C — about the same as the 1991–2020 average.
1991–2020 average: 28.8 °C
1991–2020 average: 29.6 °C
Each bar is one year. Above the dashed line (the 1991–2020 average), that month was warmer than usual; below it, cooler.
When to go
1991–2020 averagesThe year at a glance
- Jan28°10 h4 mm
- Feb28°10 h6 mm
- Mar29°10 h8 mm
- Apr29°8 h42 mm
- May30°7 h205 mm
- Jun30°7 h255 mm
- Jul30°9 h220 mm
- Aug30°8 h266 mm
- Sep30°7 h288 mm
- Oct29°7 h230 mm
- Nov29°9 h55 mm
- Dec29°10 h8 mm
Each card is a month. The colour is the sea temperature, on the same scale as the map; in bold, the two best months for each.
Sea temperature
1991–2020 averagesClimate through the year
1991–2020 averagesRain
Sunshine
Sunshine hours are estimated from measured solar radiation, not observed directly.
Month by month
1991–2020 averagesEvery month at Playa de Acajutla: air, sea, rain and sunshine. Averages for 1991–2020.
| Month | High°C | Low°C | Sea°C | Rainmm | Rainy daysdays | Sunshineh/day | Windkm/h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 9.8 | 20 |
| February | 30 | 25 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 9.9 | 17 |
| March | 31 | 26 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 9.7 | 17 |
| April | 31 | 27 | 29 | 42 | 8 | 8.5 | 14 |
| May | 30 | 27 | 30 | 205 | 23 | 7.2 | 12 |
| June | 29 | 26 | 30 | 255 | 26 | 7.4 | 11 |
| July | 30 | 26 | 30 | 220 | 26 | 8.9 | 10 |
| Augustwarmest sea | 29 | 26 | 30 | 266 | 28 | 8.5 | 10 |
| September | 28 | 26 | 30 | 288 | 28 | 7.3 | 10 |
| October | 29 | 26 | 29 | 230 | 22 | 7.2 | 13 |
| November | 29 | 25 | 29 | 55 | 9 | 9.0 | 17 |
| December | 30 | 24 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 9.7 | 18 |
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About these numbers
Averages are for 1991–2020; the recent years (2020–2025) are what actually happened. Neither is today's weather.
| What | Where it comes from | Nearest measurement |
|---|---|---|
| Air, rain and sunshine | NASA POWER | 20 km away |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1, 1991–2020 | 5 km away |
| 2020–2025, month by month | NASA POWER · NOAA OISST v2.1 | 20 km away |
| Lifeguards and places to stay | OpenStreetMap | within 1–5 km |
| Nearest airport | OurAirports | straight-line distance |
| Image at the top | Sentinel-2 cloudless (EOX) | at this spot |