Santa Ana climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Santa Ana?

Santa Ana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Ana?

The hottest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2020, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Santa Ana?

The coldest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 9.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Santa Ana?

Almost never: Santa Ana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Santa Ana warmed?

Yes: Santa Ana warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Santa Ana?

The wettest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Santa Ana?

The windiest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2008, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Santa Ana?

The warmest month in Santa Ana is April (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Santa Ana?

Santa Ana receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Santa Ana?

Santa Ana gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Santa Ana (El Salvador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 960 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 (25.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Santa Ana averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 145 rainy days per year.

Santa Ana 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 37.9 °C (on 5 March 2020) and the coldest 9.0 °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

Santa AnaSanta Ana Department

coords: 13.99°, -89.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.3°C

Average daily high

30.2°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

960mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

11.3km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

202 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

145 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.4 °C

Average feels-like low

21.8 °C

Average peak gust

33.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

201 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

37.9 °C

5 March 2020

Coldest day

9.0 °C

15 January 1956

Wettest day

241 mm

4 September 1969

Windiest day

33.6 km/h

3 January 2008

Strongest gust

87.8 km/h

3 January 2008

Hottest feels-like

40.9 °C

23 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

7.7 °C

6 December 1945

Sunniest day

12.2 h

10 July 1956

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.0 °C28 May 2025	15.5 °C18 January 2025	25.9 °C	841 mm	315
2024	36.6 °C15 April 2024	14.3 °C8 February 2024	25.7 °C	1,272 mm	286
2023	37.9 °C6 May 2023	13.8 °C16 January 2023	26.0 °C	870 mm	327
2022	36.2 °C20 April 2022	16.4 °C30 January 2022	25.3 °C	1,371 mm	273
2021	36.2 °C31 March 2021	13.6 °C4 February 2021	25.7 °C	856 mm	312
2020	37.9 °C5 March 2020	15.0 °C23 January 2020	25.3 °C	1,312 mm	279
2019	36.6 °C2 April 2019	15.2 °C22 January 2019	25.7 °C	879 mm	315
2018	37.0 °C12 March 2018	13.6 °C12 January 2018	25.3 °C	952 mm	300
2017	36.8 °C6 April 2017	13.8 °C24 January 2017	25.2 °C	1,102 mm	283
2016	37.5 °C25 March 2016	13.4 °C25 January 2016	25.6 °C	577 mm	309
2015	36.0 °C6 August 2015	15.3 °C28 January 2015	25.7 °C	816 mm	292
2014	37.0 °C8 April 2014	13.2 °C17 January 2014	25.1 °C	882 mm	268
2013	35.9 °C19 March 2013	14.0 °C4 March 2013	25.0 °C	825 mm	275
2012	34.8 °C8 April 2012	13.2 °C25 December 2012	24.8 °C	790 mm	268
2011	36.1 °C3 April 2011	13.8 °C8 January 2011	24.5 °C	1,355 mm	237
2010	35.9 °C16 March 2010	11.2 °C16 December 2010	24.3 °C	1,568 mm	203
2009	37.4 °C6 April 2009	13.8 °C23 December 2009	24.9 °C	875 mm	288
2008	35.0 °C18 April 2008	13.8 °C14 December 2008	23.8 °C	1,469 mm	165
2007	35.6 °C23 April 2007	13.9 °C21 February 2007	24.5 °C	1,043 mm	241
2006	34.4 °C31 March 2006	12.8 °C24 November 2006	24.5 °C	937 mm	246
2005	36.7 °C14 April 2005	11.7 °C25 November 2005	24.4 °C	1,329 mm	216
2004	35.1 °C9 April 2004	13.4 °C25 January 2004	24.7 °C	703 mm	267
2003	37.1 °C7 March 2003	13.8 °C8 December 2003	24.7 °C	767 mm	262
2002	35.9 °C28 April 2002	12.6 °C10 January 2002	24.8 °C	737 mm	244
2001	35.3 °C7 May 2001	13.5 °C24 January 2001	24.2 °C	680 mm	206
2000	35.2 °C26 April 2000	12.9 °C28 January 2000	24.0 °C	794 mm	167
1999	35.0 °C6 April 1999	10.3 °C29 December 1999	23.5 °C	1,245 mm	136
1998	36.6 °C14 May 1998	13.3 °C4 February 1998	24.8 °C	1,253 mm	204
1997	35.2 °C15 March 1997	12.7 °C16 December 1997	25.0 °C	872 mm	237
1996	34.1 °C29 March 1996	11.6 °C14 January 1996	24.0 °C	1,144 mm	180
1995	34.6 °C12 February 1995	14.3 °C1 January 1995	24.2 °C	1,380 mm	150
1994	35.3 °C25 March 1994	14.9 °C30 December 1994	24.9 °C	674 mm	274
1993	35.5 °C17 March 1993	12.8 °C28 January 1993	24.4 °C	1,123 mm	214
1992	36.0 °C10 May 1992	14.2 °C8 February 1992	24.8 °C	759 mm	263
1991	35.9 °C18 March 1991	13.7 °C13 February 1991	24.8 °C	701 mm	242
1990	35.8 °C17 March 1990	15.7 °C10 December 1990	24.7 °C	743 mm	252
1989	35.1 °C16 July 1989	10.0 °C27 December 1989	24.1 °C	1,009 mm	207
1988	36.1 °C8 May 1988	14.0 °C28 February 1988	24.3 °C	1,042 mm	189
1987	36.3 °C5 May 1987	12.4 °C6 January 1987	25.0 °C	629 mm	272
1986	35.4 °C13 April 1986	12.0 °C29 January 1986	24.2 °C	582 mm	225
1985	34.3 °C16 April 1985	13.3 °C28 January 1985	24.4 °C	779 mm	221
1984	35.3 °C30 March 1984	13.3 °C25 November 1984	23.8 °C	1,101 mm	141
1983	35.6 °C9 May 1983	12.5 °C21 March 1983	24.8 °C	774 mm	240
1982	36.0 °C29 March 1982	14.8 °C16 January 1982	24.7 °C	983 mm	217
1981	34.7 °C1 April 1981	10.7 °C1 January 1981	24.2 °C	1,042 mm	173
1980	35.0 °C28 March 1980	12.3 °C29 December 1980	24.5 °C	864 mm	227
1979	34.8 °C12 April 1979	14.4 °C21 December 1979	24.3 °C	1,068 mm	178
1978	36.0 °C10 May 1978	11.4 °C7 February 1978	24.4 °C	955 mm	213
1977	35.4 °C14 March 1977	12.7 °C20 January 1977	24.4 °C	817 mm	235
1976	33.7 °C31 March 1976	13.1 °C19 January 1976	23.9 °C	828 mm	189
1975	35.4 °C15 April 1975	12.2 °C24 December 1975	24.0 °C	1,029 mm	174
1974	33.5 °C22 April 1974	14.9 °C28 February 1974	24.0 °C	827 mm	187
1973	36.0 °C2 April 1973	13.1 °C19 December 1973	24.1 °C	1,140 mm	184
1972	34.8 °C10 April 1972	14.2 °C28 December 1972	24.7 °C	649 mm	261
1971	34.8 °C1 May 1971	13.4 °C15 February 1971	23.7 °C	985 mm	153
1970	35.3 °C24 April 1970	11.9 °C5 February 1970	23.7 °C	1,122 mm	149
1969	36.2 °C9 May 1969	14.5 °C14 November 1969	23.9 °C	1,705 mm	142
1968	34.3 °C2 May 1968	12.9 °C11 February 1968	23.6 °C	1,115 mm	150
1967	34.7 °C5 August 1967	13.3 °C18 March 1967	24.1 °C	685 mm	194
1966	35.4 °C28 April 1966	13.0 °C28 January 1966	23.7 °C	959 mm	151
1965	34.6 °C6 May 1965	13.4 °C31 January 1965	24.1 °C	878 mm	207
1964	35.1 °C29 March 1964	13.9 °C1 January 1964	24.1 °C	713 mm	189
1963	34.7 °C24 April 1963	11.3 °C26 December 1963	24.1 °C	819 mm	211
1962	34.1 °C10 April 1962	12.7 °C4 January 1962	23.6 °C	847 mm	183
1961	36.1 °C10 April 1961	14.2 °C27 December 1961	23.6 °C	835 mm	150
1960	33.7 °C14 April 1960	11.8 °C31 January 1960	23.1 °C	1,140 mm	113
1959	34.0 °C19 April 1959	13.7 °C30 November 1959	23.6 °C	849 mm	184
1958	36.0 °C6 April 1958	12.2 °C6 February 1958	24.0 °C	1,038 mm	168
1957	33.9 °C5 May 1957	11.6 °C11 December 1957	23.6 °C	962 mm	148
1956	34.7 °C18 April 1956	9.0 °C15 January 1956	23.1 °C	888 mm	104
1955	35.2 °C29 April 1955	13.9 °C21 January 1955	23.0 °C	1,125 mm	114
1954	34.2 °C22 March 1954	12.9 °C22 December 1954	23.1 °C	1,231 mm	96
1953	34.2 °C17 April 1953	12.0 °C11 January 1953	24.0 °C	970 mm	163
1952	34.6 °C16 March 1952	13.4 °C6 February 1952	23.8 °C	997 mm	153
1951	35.6 °C8 May 1951	12.3 °C12 January 1951	23.8 °C	876 mm	180
1950	33.7 °C16 April 1950	12.0 °C29 November 1950	22.7 °C	1,317 mm	62
1949	33.1 °C19 March 1949	13.4 °C3 January 1949	23.2 °C	1,119 mm	117
1948	33.8 °C20 March 1948	12.7 °C16 January 1948	23.7 °C	981 mm	113
1947	34.8 °C7 April 1947	12.6 °C17 February 1947	23.8 °C	1,022 mm	119
1946	34.8 °C31 March 1946	15.3 °C12 December 1946	23.7 °C	687 mm	151
1945	32.9 °C2 May 1945	9.2 °C6 December 1945	23.1 °C	1,137 mm	79
1944	33.9 °C18 April 1944	11.6 °C8 January 1944	23.2 °C	837 mm	90
1943	34.5 °C14 April 1943	10.4 °C22 December 1943	23.1 °C	872 mm	114
1942	34.5 °C10 April 1942	14.0 °C27 January 1942	23.5 °C	906 mm	120
1941	35.7 °C22 March 1941	12.0 °C13 February 1941	24.0 °C	544 mm	215
1940	34.3 °C3 May 1940	13.0 °C25 December 1940	23.6 °C	753 mm	155

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.0 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

315 d/yr

+113

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

841 mm

-119 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	1 mm	-1 mm
Feb	32.3 °C	+1.6 °C	6 mm	+4 mm
Mar	33.3 °C	+1.4 °C	6 mm	-3 mm
Apr	33.3 °C	+1.0 °C	15 mm	-17 mm
May	33.1 °C	+2.0 °C	69 mm	-54 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+1.3 °C	266 mm	+69 mm
Jul	33.3 °C	+2.9 °C	41 mm	-56 mm
Aug	33.6 °C	+3.0 °C	68 mm	-48 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+2.4 °C	174 mm	-38 mm
Oct	30.1 °C	+1.4 °C	164 mm	+27 mm
Nov	31.1 °C	+2.0 °C	15 mm	-13 mm
Dec	31.1 °C	+1.8 °C	17 mm	+11 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.0 °C

28 May 2025

Coldest day

15.5 °C

18 Jan 2025

Wettest day

28.0 mm

28 Jun 2025

Windiest day

27.2 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Strongest gust

71.3 km/h

11 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.1 °C

18 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Santa Ana?

Santa Ana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Santa Ana?

The hottest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 2020, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Santa Ana?

The coldest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1956, at 9.0 °C.

Does it snow in Santa Ana?

Almost never: Santa Ana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Santa Ana warmed?

Yes: Santa Ana warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Santa Ana?

The wettest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, with 241 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Santa Ana?

The windiest day measured in Santa Ana between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 2008, with winds reaching 33.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Santa Ana?

The warmest month in Santa Ana is April (25.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Santa Ana?

Santa Ana receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 145 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Santa Ana?

Santa Ana gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Santa Ana?

Yes: Santa Ana has on average 201 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Santa Ana?

In Santa Ana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.9 °C on 23 March 2024, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 6 December 1945.

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