Aruba
Aruba in December
🌦️ Shoulder (showers)Warm, humid and some showers.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why December scores 8.5What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort7.4
- ✓Warm (31°C highs / 25°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 23.7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~80 mm rain)
- Air quality9.8
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~6 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Dec | Jan | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.5 Excellent | 8.9 Excellent |
| Season | 🌦️ Shoulder (showers) | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 31° / 25° | 30° / 25° |
| Rain | 80 mm | 44 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 24° | dew pt 23° |
| PM2.5 | 6 µg/m³ | 5 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Oranjestad weather-station normals. Rainfall: Oranjestad, Aruba weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Christmas Day 25–27 Dec · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore ArubaEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyA Dutch Caribbean island known for its white-sand beaches, steady trade winds and a dry climate outside the main hurricane belt.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Aruba CarnivalDate variesUsually January to the day before Ash Wednesday
Weeks of parades, music and costume events.
Why go: The Grand Parades are the highlights.
Where: Oranjestad and San Nicolas
National Anthem and Flag DayEvery year18 March every year
Celebrates Aruba's national symbols with cultural events.
Why go: A public holiday with cultural performances and flags across the island.
Where: Island-wide
Dera GaiEvery year24 June every year
A traditional harvest festival on St John's Day with folk songs, music and dancing.
Why go: A local folk tradition with songs and dancing.
Where: Island-wide
Eagle Beach
A wide, white beach known for its windswept fofoti trees.
Palm Beach
A lively beach lined with high-rise resorts and water sports.
Arikok National Park
A rugged park with caves, desert landscape and the Natural Pool (Conchi).
💡 The Natural Pool is reached by 4x4 or on foot.
Baby Beach
A shallow, calm lagoon at the island's south-east end.
California Lighthouse
A lighthouse at the island's north-western tip with views of the coast.
Antilla wreck
A large Second World War shipwreck popular with snorkellers and divers.
Keshi yena
Cheese stuffed with spiced meat and baked.
Pastechi
Fried pastry with cheese, meat or fish fillings, a breakfast snack.
Pan bati
A pancake-like cornmeal bread served with stews and fish.
Funchi
Cornmeal side similar to polenta.
Aloe products
Aloe vera skincare made on the island, where aloe has long been cultivated.
💡 Aloe factory shop and stores
Dutch cheese
Gouda and Edam sold due to Dutch ties.
💡 Supermarkets
Local art
Paintings and crafts by Aruban artists.
💡 Galleries in Oranjestad