GreenlyLast and first frost dates in San Salvador
El Salvador
San Salvador had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in San Salvador
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near San Salvador
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalatenango | 46 km | — | — |
| Santa Ana | 51 km | — | — |
| San Miguel | 112 km | — | — |
| Guatemala City | 176 km | — | — |
| Escuintla | 185 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in San Salvador
Within 15 km of San Salvador OpenStreetMap lists 4 garden centres, 3 farm-supply shops, 6 plant nurseries, 36 markets and 2 farm shops (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest garden centre to the city centre is Vivero flores y plantas, 6 km away.
- Vivero flores y plantas — garden centre
Prolongacion Juan Pablo II, San salvador · Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00 · 6 km - El Surco — farm supply
4a Avenida Sur, Santa Tecla · 11 km - Vivero Santa María — plant nursery
2a Calle Oriente, Santa Tecla · 10 km - Mercado Hula Hula — market
Calle Rubén Darío, San Salvador · 0 km - Agro Tienda — farm shop
Paseo General Escalón · 6 km - Vivero del Jardín Botánico — garden centre
Calle Circunvalación, Antiguo Cuscatlán · 7 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
San Salvador: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in San Salvador by month
Average weather in San Salvador over 2016–2025: the warmest month is March. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (23.5–28.4 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 13.2 °C. About 1463 mm of rain falls in a year, on 195 days; June is the wettest month (290 mm) and January the driest (7 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5 | 13.2 | 7 | 3 |
| February | 27.5 | 13.6 | 9 | 3 |
| March | 28.4 | 14.7 | 16 | 5 |
| April | 27.6 | 15.7 | 66 | 16 |
| May | 25.7 | 16.3 | 201 | 25 |
| June | 23.6 | 15.8 | 290 | 27 |
| July | 25.5 | 15.6 | 134 | 21 |
| August | 24.9 | 15.7 | 193 | 26 |
| September | 24 | 15.6 | 237 | 28 |
| October | 23.5 | 15.2 | 207 | 24 |
| November | 24.2 | 14.3 | 87 | 12 |
| December | 25.7 | 13.6 | 16 | 5 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).
