Lightning strikes in El Salvador
The detection network has located 347 lightning strikes in El Salvador since the archive began, including 35 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking El Salvador #80 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. El Salvador is counted under North America in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 12 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 4 |
| 2026-08-13 | 19 |
| 2026-08-12 | 5 |
| 2026-08-11 | 1 |
| 2026-08-09 | 1 |
| 2026-08-08 | 5 |
| 2026-08-06 | 37 |
| 2026-08-05 | 33 |
| 2026-08-04 | 234 |
| 2026-08-01 | 4 |
| 2026-07-31 | 2 |
| 2026-07-29 | 2 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside El Salvador's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ahuachapán | 57 | 8 | 16.4% |
| 2 | Sonsonate | 56 | 13 | 16.1% |
| 3 | La Paz | 33 | 0 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Cabañas | 32 | 0 | 9.2% |
| 5 | La Libertad | 29 | 0 | 8.4% |
| 6 | Unassigned | 28 | 3 | 8.1% |
| 7 | San Vicente | 28 | 0 | 8.1% |
| 8 | Cuscatlán | 27 | 1 | 7.8% |
| 9 | San Salvador | 21 | 1 | 6.1% |
| 10 | Santa Ana | 18 | 2 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Chalatenango | 8 | 7 | 2.3% |
| 12 | La Unión | 6 | 0 | 1.7% |
| 13 | Morazán | 2 | 0 | 0.6% |
| 14 | San Miguel | 2 | 0 | 0.6% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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