Aguilares climate — normals and trends
Aguilares (El Salvador) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is April (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Aguilares averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 113 rainy days per year.
Aguilares has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 6 May 2023) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 6 December 1945).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AguilaresSan Salvador Department
- coords
- 13.96°, -89.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
32.0°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
113 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.2 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
290 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.1 °C
6 May 2023
Coldest day
9.8 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
187 mm
4 September 1969
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
17 November 2002
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
14 January 1948
Hottest feels-like
42.8 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.2 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.2 h
23 May 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 35.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -0 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 26 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 175 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 34.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 56 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 35.8 °C | +3.5 °C | 53 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 33.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 100 mm | -54 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 113 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 9 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Aguilares?
Aguilares has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aguilares?
The hottest day measured in Aguilares between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2023, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Aguilares?
The coldest day measured in Aguilares between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Aguilares?
Almost never: Aguilares sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Aguilares warmed?
Yes: Aguilares warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Aguilares?
The wettest day measured in Aguilares between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Aguilares?
The windiest day measured in Aguilares between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 2002, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Aguilares?
The warmest month in Aguilares is April (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Aguilares?
Aguilares receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 113 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Aguilares?
Aguilares gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Aguilares?
Yes: Aguilares has on average 290 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aguilares?
In Aguilares, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.8 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 8.2 °C on 6 December 1945.
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