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El Tunco

El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. El Salvador's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million.

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Guides for El Tunco

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Things to do in El Tunco

Day Tour : Antigua Guatemala UNESCO Site - From San Salvador City · 15 h · from $185 · 4.7/5 (73 reviews)
Ruta de Flores Bike Zipline, Slide, Wings Swing, Hotsprings · 9 h · from $141.90 · 5.0/5 (95 reviews)
Maya Route Tour: El Salvador Mayan Sites including Joya de Cerén · 9 h · from $99 · 4.9/5 (222 reviews)
Tamanique Waterfalls Complex Trek + El Tunco Beach · 7 h · from $95 · 4.9/5 (112 reviews)
Private Santa Ana Volcano Hiking Tour + Coatepeque Lake · 10 h · from $135 · 4.9/5 (82 reviews)
Copan Ruins UNESCO World Heritage Site Tour from San Salvador · 14 h · from $227.28 · 4.9/5 (10 reviews)

All experiences in El Tunco

Weather by month in El Tunco

Month	High	Low	Rain
Jan	33.3°C	17.1°C	4 mm
Feb	34.1°C	17.8°C	5 mm
Mar	34.9°C	18.1°C	8 mm
Apr	36.3°C	20.5°C	39 mm
May	35.2°C	23.1°C	193 mm
Jun	34.7°C	23.4°C	232 mm
Jul	34.1°C	23.3°C	197 mm
Aug	34.7°C	23.2°C	246 mm
Sep	32°C	23°C	283 mm
Oct	32°C	21°C	226 mm
Nov	32.7°C	17°C	48 mm
Dec	33°C	17.3°C	10 mm

Average daily high and low (°C) and rain per month (mm). Source: NASA POWER.

Practical facts

Local time: UTC-6 · Same time as Costa Rica
Main language: Spanish
On the map: 13.49° N, 89.38° W

Near El Tunco

La Libertad · 21 km away
San Salvador · 31 km away
San Luis Talpa · 32 km away
Acajutla · 49 km away
Santa Ana · 57 km away
Ruta de las Flores · 59 km away

More of El Salvador

Central America's smallest country has reinvented itself around its world-class Pacific surf breaks, colonial towns along the Ruta de las Flores, and Mayan ruins at Joya de Cerén.

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