San Salvador in August

Rainy; Fiestas Agostinas in early August.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry season; Christmas closures.
• JanuaryGreatDry season; warm and clear.
• FebruaryGreatDry season; warm.
• MarchGreatDry and hot.

• San SalvadorHighs around 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 19 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 19 days
• Highlands, El Salvador · Ruta de las Flores, Santa Ana, Suchitoto, San Salvadorrainy

  Cooler, especially Apaneca and Ataco at about 1,400 m; afternoon storms May–Oct.

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.

• Fiestas Agostinas

  1-6 August · Centre and the monument

  Fairs and processions; crowds.

Crowds · El Salvador overall

High

Prices · El Salvador overall

Medium

El Salvador overall: Fiestas Agostinas (1–6 Aug) in San Salvador; domestic holiday peak.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in San Salvador, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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