Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Ana, El Salvador weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Santa Ana, El Salvador: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.2 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Santa Tecla (45 km away). In March its highs average 29.7°C, 2.3°C cooler than Santa Ana, El Salvador, with 9.8 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in El Salvador, Santa Ana, El Salvador ranks 3rd of 6 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 6 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 6 cities is 32.4°C; Santa Ana, El Salvador is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 32.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.2 mm to 31 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Santa Ana, El Salvador climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 11.411 h |
| February | 30.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| March, selected | 31.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 31 | 7.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 30.5°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 138 | 20.5 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 186 | 24.1 | 12.913 h |
| July | 29.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 97 | 15.8 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.9°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 122 | 20.2 | 12.613 h |
| September | 28.5°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 213 | 25.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.9°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 157 | 18.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 27 | 4.3 | 11.511 h |
| December | 29.3°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 5.3 | 1.0 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Santa Tecla in MarchEl Salvador · 45 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 18.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Apopa in MarchEl Salvador · 45 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Jutiapa in MarchGuatemala · 49 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 9.9 mm rain
- San Salvador in MarchEl Salvador · 52 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Soyapango in MarchEl Salvador · 55 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 9.8 mm rain
- Jalapa in MarchGuatemala · 86 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 14.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Chiquimula in MarchGuatemala · 90 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 19.6°C · 9.8 mm rain
- San José Pinula in MarchGuatemala · 111 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 22 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Santa Ana) is explained once on the Santa Ana, El Salvador year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.