Is Santa Rosa de Lima safe? El Salvador travel risk
Is Santa Rosa de Lima safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Santa Rosa de Lima scores 54/100 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.
Santa Rosa de Lima scores 54/100 (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 Santa Rosa de Lima: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and natural hazards (74/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the El Salvador travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 13.6167° N, 87.9000° W in La Unión, Santa Rosa de Lima maintains a regional distance of 139.8 km W to San Salvador.
La Unión
13.6167° N, 87.9000° W
96 m
America/El_Salvador
34,279
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in El Salvador
Climate by Month
Hottest: March (36 °C avg high); Wettest: September (343 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 35° | 36° | 36° | 36° | 33° | 32° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 31° | 32° | 34° |
| Low °C | 23° | 23° | 25° | 26° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
| Rain mm | 2 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 201 | 270 | 216 | 276 | 343 | 267 | 70 | 3 |
Normals: San Miguel (33.6 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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