Candelaria de la Frontera

Municipality in Santa Ana Department, El Salvador

14°7′N 89°39′W / 14.117°N 89.650°W / 14.117; -89.650Country

El SalvadorDepartmentSanta Ana DepartmentGovernment

• MayorJanet Rivera (ARENA)Area

• Total35.19 sq mi (91.13 km²)Elevation

2,224 ft (678 m)Population

(2007)

• Total22,686

Candelaria de la Frontera is a municipality in the Santa Ana department of El Salvador.

Climate

Climate data for Candelaria de la Frontera (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.2 (86.4)	31.6 (88.9)	32.9 (91.2)	33.7 (92.7)	32.3 (90.1)	30.8 (87.4)	30.9 (87.6)	31.1 (88.0)	30.4 (86.7)	29.8 (85.6)	29.6 (85.3)	29.9 (85.8)	31.1 (88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	23.9 (75.0)	25.1 (77.2)	26.1 (79.0)	25.6 (78.1)	24.6 (76.3)	24.8 (76.6)	24.7 (76.5)	24.0 (75.2)	23.9 (75.0)	23.4 (74.1)	23.0 (73.4)	24.4 (75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.3 (64.9)	18.5 (65.3)	19.0 (66.2)	20.1 (68.2)	20.6 (69.1)	20.4 (68.7)	20.5 (68.9)	20.4 (68.7)	20.0 (68.0)	20.1 (68.2)	19.6 (67.3)	18.8 (65.8)	19.7 (67.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.5 (0.06)	3.6 (0.14)	5.5 (0.22)	48.6 (1.91)	191.9 (7.56)	286.1 (11.26)	233.4 (9.19)	296.8 (11.69)	326.5 (12.85)	189.7 (7.47)	33.4 (1.31)	7.9 (0.31)	1,624.8 (63.97)
Average relative humidity (%)	62	60	59	62	70	78	73	76	80	77	68	65	69.2
Source: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales^[1]

Gabriel Granillo, a Salvadoran American killed during a 2006 gang fight in Houston, Texas, is buried in Candelaria de la Frontera.^[2]

^ "Normales Climatológicas 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Archived from the original on May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Peralta, Eyder. "Pain and aftermath" (Archive). Houston Chronicle. December 5, 2006. Retrieved on November 7, 2015.