Aruba: When to Go

The peak tourist season is between mid-December and mid-April, but this has more to do with the weather in North America and Europe than it does with the weather on Aruba which is warm and fairly dry all year round. The high season for cruise ships runs from October to April. It's therefore best to visit outside this period, when the port towns are almost sleepy and you can expect room rates to be almost halved.

Weather

Average temperature for the ABCs year-round is a perfect 82°F (28°C). High noon is a bit warmer and at night it can get breezy, but mostly you'll be fine in shorts and a T-shirt. The islands are fairly dry, averaging a little over 1in (2.5cm) of rain per month. Much of this falls from September to early December. The islands usually avoid the Caribbean hurricane season, although in 2004 the tail of Ivan churned up beaches and damaged trees, and 1999's Lenny was unkind to some offshore reefs.