This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in El Salvador
Type ANEMA 1-15No earth
Type BNEMA 5-15Earthed
Voltage
115 V
Frequency
60 Hz
Earthed sockets
Type B
What you need, by where you are coming from
Arriving from the United States or CanadaPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
Arriving from the UK or IrelandA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from most of continental EuropeA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Salvadoran sockets are Type and at 115 V, the American standard at a slightly lower nominal voltage.
Sockets in El Salvador are Type and at 115 V, 60 Hz - the American standard.
American and Canadian plugs fit straight in, and 115 V behaves exactly as 120 V does for any appliance.
European, British and Australian plugs need an adapter, and European 230 V-only appliances will not work regardless.
Unearthed two-slot sockets are common in older buildings.
Surge protection is worth having for anything expensive: the supply is stable in San Salvador and less so outside it.
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua use the same sockets at 110 to 120 V, so a trip through Central America needs no second adapter - until Belize, which adds British Type .
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