La Libertad climate — normals and trends
La Libertad (El Salvador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,639 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
La Libertad averages 0 frost days, 47 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 186 rainy days per year.
La Libertad has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 19 May 1998) and the coldest 16.4 °C (on 15 January 1956).
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
La LibertadLa Libertad Department
- coords
- 13.49°, -89.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,639mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
47 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
186 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
29.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
33.4 °C
19 May 1998
Coldest day
16.4 °C
15 January 1956
Wettest day
195 mm
4 September 1969
Windiest day
42.1 km/h
23 February 1989
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
24 December 1989
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
20 July 2023
Coldest feels-like
13.6 °C
25 December 1989
Sunniest day
12.2 h
7 June 1946
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 4 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 30.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 13 mm | +9 mm |
| Mar | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 54 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 113 mm | -89 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 443 mm | +166 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 174 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 205 mm | -40 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 273 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 272 mm | +15 mm |
| Nov | 29.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 29.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 38 mm | +29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of La Libertad?
La Libertad has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 1,639 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in La Libertad?
The hottest day measured in La Libertad between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 1998, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in La Libertad?
The coldest day measured in La Libertad between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 16.4 °C.
Does it snow in La Libertad?
Almost never: La Libertad sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of La Libertad warmed?
Yes: La Libertad warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in La Libertad?
The wettest day measured in La Libertad between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in La Libertad?
The windiest day measured in La Libertad between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1989, with winds reaching 42.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in La Libertad?
The warmest month in La Libertad is April (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in La Libertad?
La Libertad receives on average 1,639 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 186 rainy days.
Is it sunny in La Libertad?
La Libertad gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in La Libertad?
Yes: La Libertad has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in La Libertad?
In La Libertad, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 20 July 2023, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 25 December 1989.
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