Willemstad weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇼 Curaçao · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Willemstad is March — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with April and May close behind. Willemstad averages about 3,038 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
- 3,038
- Sunniest month
- March
- Peak score
- 95/100
- Rain / year
- 487 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 12 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 147k
- Elevation
- 7 m
When is the best time to visit Willemstad?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Willemstad is March, then April and May. The dullest month is November (76/100, 117 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Willemstad?
Willemstad is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,038 hours of sunshine a year. March (95/100) is noticeably better than November (76). It is the only destination Sunshine Map tracks in Curaçao. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 54% of the annual 487 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 90 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 41 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| February | 93 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 22 mm | 11 | 27° / 81°F |
| March | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 10 mm | 12 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 26° / 79°F | 13 mm | 11 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 94 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 18 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 93 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 22 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| July | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 27 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 92 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 26 mm | 11 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 45 mm | 11 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 82 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 82 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| November | 76 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 117 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 85 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 64 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Willemstad by month
The sea off Willemstad is warmest in October at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February 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
- Kralendijk Caribbean Netherlands · 75 km · best in Mar · 3,038 h sun/yr
- Oranjestad Aruba · 120 km · best in Mar · 3,176 h sun/yr
- Maiquetía Venezuela · 278 km · best in Mar · 2,699 h sun/yr
- Riohacha Colombia · 438 km · best in Jan · 2,757 h sun/yr
- Valledupar Colombia · 507 km · best in Jan · 2,523 h sun/yr
- Isla Margarita Venezuela · 562 km · best in Feb · 2,632 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Coro Venezuela · 116 km · 2,867 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Paraguaná Venezuela · 137 km · 3,065 h sun/yr · best in Mar
- Barquisimeto Venezuela · 243 km · 2,492 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Gran Roque Island Venezuela · 251 km · 3,250 h sun/yr · best in Mar
Head-to-head
How Willemstad compares month by month: Willemstad vs Maiquetía · Willemstad vs Oranjestad · Willemstad vs Kralendijk · all comparisons
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