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Aruba in January

Great month. Peak season: dry, windy and full; Carnival build-up starts.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
High
Aruba
Prices
High
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Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Aruba

Peak season: dry, windy and full; Carnival build-up starts.

Is another month better than January?

No other month rates higher than January for Aruba in this guide.

Weather in January

  • Whole island · Oranjestad, Palm Beach, Eagle Beach, Arikok, San Nicolasbest weather

    Semi-arid: 28–33 °C (82–91 °F) all year with a steady north-east trade wind. The short rainy spell (Oct–Dec) brings brief showers, rarely whole days of rain. Aruba sits south of the usual hurricane tracks; direct hits are rare, though distant storms can bring swell and flight delays.

  • Oranjestad (Aruba)29 °C (84 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Noord30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 2 rain days
  • Palm Beach, Aruba30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days
  • Savaneta30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 8 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • New Year's Day

    1 Jan

    Firecracker strings at midnight; quiet day.

  • Betico Croes Day

    25 Jan

    Honours the leader of the separate-status movement; some closures.

  • Carnival big impact

    Jan–Feb/Mar (check)

    Weeks of events ending in the Grand Parades in San Nicolas and Oranjestad; Carnival Monday afternoon is a holiday; road closures.

  • Peak season

    Dec to Apr · Oranjestad (Aruba)

    Dry, sunny days and high prices; book early.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Aruba
High
Prices · Aruba
High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Aruba, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Great

    Feb: Great

  • Crowds

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Prices

    Jan: High

    Feb: High

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 4

    Feb: 3

January: Peak season: dry, windy and full; Carnival build-up starts.

February: Carnival parades in Oranjestad and San Nicolas (dates follow Easter — check).

Aruba: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in January

Rated best or good this month

  • Whole island

    Best weather of the year (Oranjestad, Palm Beach, Eagle Beach, Arikok, San Nicolas)

  • Oranjestad (Aruba)

    Dry, warm; peak season.

  • Noord

    Best months: Nov–Apr (dry season, cooler breezes)

  • Palm Beach, Aruba

    Best months: Mid-Dec to mid-Apr (dry, busy, high prices); May–Aug (fewer crowds, lower rates, still sunny)

  • Savaneta

    Best months: Jan–Apr (dry, calm), May–Aug (still good, fewer crowds)