Sensuntepeque climate — normals and trends
Sensuntepeque (El Salvador) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,088 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is October (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Sensuntepeque averages 0 frost days, 265 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 151 rainy days per year.
Sensuntepeque has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 19 May 2023) and the coldest 9.0 °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
SensuntepequeCabanas
- coords
- 13.88°, -88.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
21.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,088mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
265 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
151 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.2 °C
Average peak gust
28.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
278 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
39.8 °C
19 May 2023
Coldest day
9.0 °C
6 December 1945
Wettest day
170 mm
4 September 1969
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
14 January 1948
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
14 January 1948
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.3 h
4 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 5 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 34.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 35 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 57 mm | -82 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 237 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 34.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 96 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 34.6 °C | +3.2 °C | 74 mm | -73 mm |
| Sep | 32.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 165 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 30.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 196 mm | +29 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 13 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 32.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 22 mm | +18 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sensuntepeque?
Sensuntepeque has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,088 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sensuntepeque?
The hottest day measured in Sensuntepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 19 May 2023, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sensuntepeque?
The coldest day measured in Sensuntepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1945, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Sensuntepeque?
Almost never: Sensuntepeque sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sensuntepeque warmed?
Yes: Sensuntepeque warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sensuntepeque?
The wettest day measured in Sensuntepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 4 September 1969, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sensuntepeque?
The windiest day measured in Sensuntepeque between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1948, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sensuntepeque?
The warmest month in Sensuntepeque is April (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is October (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Sensuntepeque?
Sensuntepeque receives on average 1,088 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 151 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sensuntepeque?
Sensuntepeque gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sensuntepeque?
Yes: Sensuntepeque has on average 278 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sensuntepeque?
In Sensuntepeque, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 6 December 1945.
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