Aruba
Aruba in January
☀️ Dry seasonWarm, humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · quick-dry fabrics · sunglasses & hat
Why January scores 8.9What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort8.2
- ✓Warm (30°C highs / 25°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 22.7°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~44 mm rain)
- Air quality9.9
- ✓Good (within WHO guideline) (PM2.5 ~5 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline8.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Jan | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.9 Excellent | 8.8 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 30° / 25° | 31° / 25° |
| Rain | 44 mm | 20 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 23° | dew pt 22° |
| PM2.5 | 5 µg/m³ | 8 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 & crowdsJanuary 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- New Year 1–3 Jan · 3 days off in a row
- Betico Day 23–25 Jan · 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.
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
Coming up later
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