Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec · Sonsonate Department · El SalvadorSummit weather, forecast and climate

San Marcelino

Volcano1,314 m

Elevation1,314 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation3.9 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul25°average high

13.81° N, 89.59° WElevation 1,314 mUTC−6 · Central Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

San Marcelino in brief

San Marcelino rises to 1,314 m in the Cordillera de Apaneca-Lamatepec, Sonsonate Department, El Salvador.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Sonsonate, 17 km to the SW at 245 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for San Marcelino by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	26°	27°	27°	27°	25°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	25°	25°
Average low	14°	15°	15°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	16°	15°	15°
Precipitation	4 mm	7 mm	17 mm	72 mm	294 mm	496 mm	461 mm	447 mm	546 mm	302 mm	63 mm	13 mm
Cloud cover	10%	11%	14%	23%	52%	73%	64%	65%	71%	54%	29%	14%
Daylight	11h 24	11h 42	12h 03	12h 26	12h 46	12h 56	12h 52	12h 35	12h 13	11h 50	11h 30	11h 19
Month score	96	92	87	72	56	49	53	52	50	57	83	95

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	4,400 m	4,500 m	4,600 m	4,700 m	4,600 m	4,500 m	4,500 m	4,550 m	4,450 m	4,400 m	4,400 m	4,400 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Santa Ana Volcano	2,381 m	–	6.5 km NW	18°
Cerro Verde	2,030 m	–	3.9 km NW	21°
Izalco	1,952 m	–	4.3 km W	22°
Coatepeque Caldera	746 m	–	8.6 km NE	29°