El Tunco vs Placencia: which is better, month by month

El Tunco beats Placencia in 5 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (93 vs 79) — while Placencia wins May, June, September and October; they are within 3 points in March, April and August.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

El Tunco vs Placencia — all 12 months

MonthEl TuncoPlacenciaWinnerGap
January95Ssweltering, dry, clean air84Ahot, rainy, clean airEl Tunco11
February94Ssweltering, dry, clean air88Ahot, a little rain, clean airEl Tunco6
March91Ssweltering, dry90Shot, a little rain, muggy airTie1
April87Asweltering, a little rain90Ssweltering, a little rain, muggy airTie3
May74Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air83Asweltering, rainy, muggy airPlacencia9
June61Csweltering, soaked, clean air67Csweltering, soaked, clean airPlacencia6
July77Bsweltering, soaked, muggy air70Bsweltering, soaked, muggy airEl Tunco7
August69Csweltering, soaked, muggy air71Bsweltering, soaked, clean airTie2
September65Csweltering, soaked, muggy air73Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPlacencia8
October66Csweltering, soaked, clean air71Bsweltering, soaked, clean airPlacencia5
November85Asweltering, a little rain, clean air75Bhot, soaked, clean airEl Tunco10
December93Ssweltering, dry, clean air79Bhot, rainy, clean airEl Tunco14

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is December (93 vs 79). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

El Tunco

🇸🇻 El Salvador · tropical climate

Best month
January 95/100
Months won
5 of 12

Placencia

🇧🇿 Belize · tropical climate

Best month
March 90/100
Months won
4 of 12

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