El Salvador in September

Heavy rain; Independence Day 15 Sep.

• Pacific coast · El Tunco, El Zonte, La Libertad, Las Floresrainy

  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 Salvadorrainy

  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).

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.

• Independence Day

  15 Sep

  Parades.

Crowds · El Salvador

Low

Prices · El Salvador

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• San Salvador

  Peak rainfall; flooding and landslides.