Oranjestad weather by month & the best time to visit
🇦🇼 Aruba · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Oranjestad is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with April and February close behind. Oranjestad averages about 3,176 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in March.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,176
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 455 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 29k
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Oranjestad?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Oranjestad is March, then April and February. The dullest month is October (81/100, 94 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Oranjestad?
Oranjestad is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,176 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 15 Sunshine Score points separate March from October. It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Aruba. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 54% of the annual 455 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 29 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| February | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 15 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 10 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| April | 96 | 28° / 82°F | 26° / 79°F | 11 mm | 12 | 27° / 81°F |
| May | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 21 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| June | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 21 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 26 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 93 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 27 mm | 12 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 51 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 94 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| November | 81 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 90 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 87 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 60 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
Sea temperature in Oranjestad by month
The sea off Oranjestad is warmest in September at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in January at 27°C / 81°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Willemstad Curaçao · 120 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Kralendijk Caribbean Netherlands · 194 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Riohacha Colombia · 335 km · best in Jan · 2,757 h sun/yr
- Maiquetía Venezuela · 391 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Valledupar Colombia · 421 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Santa Marta Colombia · 484 km · best in Jan · 2,935 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Paraguaná Venezuela · 81 km · 3,065 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Coro Venezuela · 126 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Barquisimeto Venezuela · 283 km · 2,492 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Maracaibo Venezuela · 286 km · 2,738 h sun/yr · best in Dec
Head-to-head
How Oranjestad compares month by month: Oranjestad vs Riohacha · Oranjestad vs Willemstad · Oranjestad vs Kralendijk · all comparisons
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