San Rafael Oriente climate — normals and trends
San Rafael Oriente (El Salvador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,766 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is November (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
San Rafael Oriente averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 168 rainy days per year.
San Rafael Oriente has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 6 May 2023) and the coldest 11.1 °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
San Rafael OrienteSan Miguel Department
- coords
- 13.38°, -88.35°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
32.5°C
Average daily low
22.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,766mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
311 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
168 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.6 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
324 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
40.4 °C
6 May 2023
Coldest day
11.1 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
181 mm
20 September 2006
Windiest day
25.7 km/h
25 February 1967
Strongest gust
70.9 km/h
10 October 2022
Hottest feels-like
44.3 °C
17 May 2020
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 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 | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | +3 mm |
| Feb | 35.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | +2 mm |
| Mar | 35.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 12 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 35.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 82 mm | -141 mm |
| Jun | 32.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 341 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 34.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 129 mm | -74 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 143 mm | -114 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 352 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 360 mm | +76 mm |
| Nov | 32.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | -42 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 42 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of San Rafael Oriente?
San Rafael Oriente has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 1,766 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in San Rafael Oriente?
The hottest day measured in San Rafael Oriente between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2023, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in San Rafael Oriente?
The coldest day measured in San Rafael Oriente between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in San Rafael Oriente?
Almost never: San Rafael Oriente sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of San Rafael Oriente warmed?
Yes: San Rafael Oriente warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in San Rafael Oriente?
The wettest day measured in San Rafael Oriente between 1940 and 2025 was 20 September 2006, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in San Rafael Oriente?
The windiest day measured in San Rafael Oriente between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1967, with winds reaching 25.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in San Rafael Oriente?
The warmest month in San Rafael Oriente is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is November (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in San Rafael Oriente?
San Rafael Oriente receives on average 1,766 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 168 rainy days.
Is it sunny in San Rafael Oriente?
San Rafael Oriente gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in San Rafael Oriente?
Yes: San Rafael Oriente has on average 324 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in San Rafael Oriente?
In San Rafael Oriente, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 17 May 2020, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 6 December 1945.
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