Is San Pedro Masahuat safe? El Salvador travel risk
Is San Pedro Masahuat safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Pedro Masahuat scores 52/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates El Salvador Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 25 Jun 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
San Pedro Masahuat scores 52/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and El Salvador (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to San Pedro Masahuat: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (81/100).
A score of 52 is higher than the scores of 70% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the El Salvador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in La Paz at 13.5500° N, 89.0333° W (elevation 210 m), San Pedro Masahuat lies 23.8 km NW of San Salvador. Time zone: America/El_Salvador.
La Paz
13.5500° N, 89.0333° W
210 m
America/El_Salvador
25,446
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (El Salvador)
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (32 °C avg high); Wettest: September (285 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 30° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 29° |
| Low °C | 19° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 19° |
| Rain mm | 4 | 4 | 9 | 56 | 182 | 254 | 209 | 230 | 285 | 193 | 48 | 5 |
Normals: San Salvador (23.8 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the El Salvador travel advice & laws.
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