When to go · El Salvador
El Salvador in May
Mixed month. Rains begin; surf picks up.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- El Salvador
- Prices
- Low
- El Salvador
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for El Salvador
Rains begin; surf picks up.
Weather in May
- Pacific coast · El Tunco, El Zonte, La Libertad, Las Floresfine
Hot all year (30–33 °C). Dry Nov–Apr with smaller, cleaner surf; bigger south swells in the wet season Apr–Oct.
- Highlands · Ruta de las Flores, Santa Ana, Suchitoto, San Salvadorfine
Cooler, especially Apaneca and Ataco at about 1,400 m; afternoon storms May–Oct.
- Cloud forest · Montecristo, El Pitalrainy
Cool and misty; Montecristo's core closes in the breeding season (roughly May–Oct — check).
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day
1 May
Public holiday.
Mother's Day
10 May
Restaurants full.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · El Salvador
- Low
- Prices · El Salvador
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast