Best time to visit Aruba on a budget
When to visit Aruba for lower prices on flights, accommodation, and food — without sacrificing too much on weather or atmosphere.
Best month
September
Quietest and cheapest month — and Aruba still has perfect weather while other islands brace.
↑Lowest annual rates at Marriott, Hyatt and Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach
↑Eagle Beach effectively empty on weekdays
↑Restaurant Week September features prix-fixe menus across the island
All months ranked — Cheap travel
Best match
Quietest and cheapest month — and Aruba still has perfect weather while other islands brace.
#1 for cheap travel
Best match
Wettest month of an otherwise bone-dry year — still only 50mm, mostly evening showers.
#2 for cheap travel
Best match
Outside the hurricane belt — Aruba's summer-value advantage over the rest of the Caribbean.
#3 for cheap travel
Strong option
Hottest month, but trade winds keep it bearable — Europeans head home, value returns.
#4 for cheap travel
Strong option
Best value-weather combo of the year — rates drop 35%, weather still essentially perfect.
#5 for cheap travel
Strong option
Dutch school holidays start — KLM flights packed, Eagle Beach mix tilts Dutch and Colombian.
#6 for cheap travel
Strong option
Wettest month statistically — but rain comes in 20-minute bursts, sun returns fast.
#7 for cheap travel
Worth considering
Soul Beach Music Festival US Memorial Day weekend — but spring break finally tapers.
#8 for cheap travel
Worth considering
Driest, sunniest, breeziest — and US spring break floods the high-rise strip.
#9 for cheap travel
Worth considering
Carnival climax — Grand Parade Sunday is the biggest event of the Aruban year.
#10 for cheap travel
Avoid
High season for North American snowbirds — Palm Beach high-rises sold out, trade winds steady.
#11 for cheap travel
Avoid
Christmas/NYE on Palm Beach — the most expensive two weeks of the year with 5-7 night minimums.
#12 for cheap travel