Santa Tecla
El Salvador
Founded in 1854 as a planned replacement capital after an earthquake destroyed San Salvador, Santa Tecla is a city in El Salvador's La Libertad department with a walkable centre dense with cafés, restaurants, and historic churches. Its architecture sets it apart from other Salvadoran cities, blending post-colonial French and Spanish influences alongside more recent modern construction. The city sits close to mountains and within the greater San Salvador metropolitan area.
- Population124,694
- Nearest water from center 1.5 km0.9 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 4.4 km2.7 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
23°73°
5mm0.2in
F
23°74°
5mm0.2in
M
24°75°
15mm0.7in
A
24°76°
70mm2.8in
M
23°74°
280mm11.0in
J
23°73°
295mm11.7in
J
23°74°
230mm9.0in
A
23°73°
280mm11.1in
S
22°72°
360mm14.2in
O
22°72°
280mm11.0in
N
22°72°
65mm2.5in
D
23°73°
10mm0.5in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗