Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Puerto El Triunfo sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 257 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Spring is Puerto El Triunfo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Puerto El Triunfo has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Puerto El Triunfo's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 32°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 25°C
- Rainfall
- 257 mm
- 32 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- 2nd-best season
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 32°C.
A typical spring day in Puerto El Triunfo reaches about 32°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.
How spring really feels in Puerto El Triunfo
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Puerto El Triunfo weather by month
How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 23° | 1 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 32° / 24° | 2 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 5.3 |
| Mar | 32° / 24° | 7 | 1.8 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 32° / 25° | 29 | 8.1 | 12.3 | 4.1 |
| May | 31° / 25° | 220 | 22.3 | 12.6 | 3.1 |
| Jun | 31° / 25° | 288 | 23.9 | 12.8 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 31° / 25° | 198 | 19.4 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
| Aug | 31° / 25° | 273 | 23.3 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| Sep | 30° / 25° | 342 | 26.6 | 12.1 | 3.0 |
| Oct | 30° / 24° | 349 | 24.6 | 11.7 | 3.5 |
| Nov | 30° / 24° | 71 | 9 | 11.4 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 31° / 23° | 4 | 1.2 | 11.2 | 5.7 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Puerto El Triunfo gets around 257 mm of rain over 32 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 8 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min in early March to 12 h 42 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.5 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Puerto El Triunfo
In spring, Puerto El Triunfo overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Puerto El Triunfo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.
Puerto El Triunfo's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Puerto El Triunfo?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Puerto El Triunfo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Puerto El Triunfo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
The nearest coast averages about 29°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.
The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 28°C.
The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Comfort | Warm | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical | Tropical |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28 | Warm |
| Feb | 28 | Tropical |
| Mar | 28 | Tropical |
| Apr | 29 | Tropical |
| May | 30 | Tropical |
| Jun | 30 | Tropical |
| Jul | 30 | Tropical |
| Aug | 30 | Tropical |
| Sep | 30 | Tropical |
| Oct | 29 | Tropical |
| Nov | 29 | Tropical |
| Dec | 29 | Tropical |
UV index in Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto El Triunfo peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | Extreme |
| Feb | 12 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 13 | Extreme |
| Jul | 12 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 11 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in Puerto El Triunfo in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Puerto El Triunfo is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 13 | 15 | 22 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Level | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13 | Moderate |
| Feb | 15 | Moderate |
| Mar | 22 | Moderate |
| Apr | 34 | Moderate |
| May | 32 | Moderate |
| Jun | 21 | Moderate |
| Jul | 25 | Moderate |
| Aug | 20 | Moderate |
| Sep | 18 | Moderate |
| Oct | 17 | Moderate |
| Nov | 16 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Puerto El Triunfo?
Puerto El Triunfo sits at 13.3°N, 88.5°W, 15 m above sea level, in El Salvador. The nearest listed city is Usulután, 14 km away.
Topography around Puerto El Triunfo
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Puerto El Triunfo.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto El Triunfo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 929 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,143 m.
The land around Puerto El Triunfo is covered by cropland (34%) within 3 km, water (26%), grassland (24%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (35%) within 80 km.
El Salvador travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 1
- Exercise Normal Precautions
- Power plugs
- Type A / B
- 115 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 41% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $5,767
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Homicide rate
- 7.9
- per 100k, 2022
- Road deaths
- 20.9
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 523
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Puerto El Triunfo (13.2833°, -88.55°, elevation 15 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.