El Salvador
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
16.4km²
Area
22km
Coastline
493m
Highest point
30°C
Warmest sea
August
9km
To the mainland
When to go to Meanguera
Best for the beach from November to January.
The sea is warmest in August (30 °C) and coolest in January (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in El Salvador
Meanguera is an island in El Salvador. It covers 16.4 km², with 22 km of coastline. Its highest point rises to 493 m. The nearest mainland is 9 km away.
Getting there
- Toncontín Airport (TGU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 110 km in a straight lineCar hire at TGU airport (Tegucigalpa)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 9 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From November to Januarybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Meanguera.
- 7beachesPlaya El Corozal, Playa Majahual, Playa El Nance and 4 more
- 4named peaksCerro Evaristo, Cerro El Pueblo, Cerro La Trepada Del Majahual and 1 more
- 2hotels, guesthouses and apartments
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Meanguera in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Meanguera, each with its own numbers.
5beaches and covesCoastya
1mountainPeakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
30.3°C
Playa El Mahahual
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
5 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Playa El Mahahual30.3°C
- Playa El Corozal30.3°C
- Playa El Zambullido30.3°C
- Playa Las Cuevitas30.3°C
- Playa Peladero30.3°C
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 175 m above the sea. 58 % of it is below 200 m.
- 15 %0–50 m
- 43 %50–200 m
- 42 %200–500 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
5 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Night low (°C) | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 220 | 230 | 120 | 182 | 287 | 271 | 48 | 10 |
| Wet days | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
| Sun h/day | 9.3 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.2 | −0.8 | ±0.0 |
| 2021 | +0.3 | +0.3 | −0.2 | −0.5 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.6 | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.4 |
| 2022 | +1.0 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.6 | −0.4 | ±0.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.5 | −0.2 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +1.0 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.1 |
| 2025 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.6 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1915478) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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