Suchitoto weather by month
The best time to visit Suchitoto is December to February — 84/100 in January, 33°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, November to April (77/100 on average).
The worst month is June at 54/100 — sweltering, soaked, clean air. See June →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: November to April (77/100 on average) · worst June (54/100)
- Days
- 33°C
- Nights
- 20°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 10.2 h
- Humidity
- 56%
- Daylight
- 11 h
Suchitoto, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Suchitoto is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Suchitoto through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- February
- Festival de Arte y Cultura1–28 Feb (usually)Festival
- March
- Semana Santa29 Mar – 5 AprHoliday
- May
- Dia de la Cruz3 MayFestival
- July
- Suchitoto city anniversary15 JulFestival
- August
- Festival del Maiz24 AugFestival
- September
- Independence Day14–15 SepHoliday
- November
- La Calabiuza in Tonacatepeque1 NovFestival
- Migratory birds on Lake Suchitlan1 Nov – 31 Mar (usually)Nature
- December
- Fiestas de Santa Lucia6–13 DecFestival
Crowds in Suchitoto in January
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Suchitoto
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
El Salvador forum threads describe the dry season here as genuinely excellent - sunny, comfortably warm days with little to no humidity, a pattern that holds from around November through the following April. One specific seasonal trade-off worth knowing for anyone visiting Suchitoto in January: Los Tercios Waterfall, a popular nearby attraction known for its unusual hexagonal basalt rock formations, runs essentially dry this time of year - the rocks themselves stay beautiful and worth seeing, but visitors expecting flowing water should time a visit for the wetter months instead if that's the priority.
Forum posters name December as one of the nicest months to visit El Salvador - the rainy season has ended but the countryside stays vividly green rather than turning dusty and brown, with pleasant, comfortable temperatures throughout. Posters describe the dry season starting around November as bringing sunny days in the high-70s to low-80sF with essentially no humidity, a pattern that continues into December and holds through the broader November-to-April/May dry-season window posters consistently recommend for the country overall. Posters describe Suchitoto itself as a lovely, colorful, walkable colonial town with strong culinary options - a favorite early stop for visitors arriving right as the dry season begins.
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