Best time to visit Aruba for local atmosphere

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Carnival climax — Grand Parade Sunday is the biggest event of the Aruban year.

#1 for local atmosphere

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Dutch school holidays start — KLM flights packed, Eagle Beach mix tilts Dutch and Colombian.

#2 for local atmosphere

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Outside the hurricane belt — Aruba's summer-value advantage over the rest of the Caribbean.

#3 for local atmosphere

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Wettest month of an otherwise bone-dry year — still only 50mm, mostly evening showers.

#4 for local atmosphere

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Soul Beach Music Festival US Memorial Day weekend — but spring break finally tapers.

#5 for local atmosphere

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Best value-weather combo of the year — rates drop 35%, weather still essentially perfect.

#6 for local atmosphere

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Driest, sunniest, breeziest — and US spring break floods the high-rise strip.

#7 for local atmosphere

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Hottest month, but trade winds keep it bearable — Europeans head home, value returns.

#8 for local atmosphere

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Quietest and cheapest month — and Aruba still has perfect weather while other islands brace.

#9 for local atmosphere

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Christmas/NYE on Palm Beach — the most expensive two weeks of the year with 5-7 night minimums.

#10 for local atmosphere

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Wettest month statistically — but rain comes in 20-minute bursts, sun returns fast.

#11 for local atmosphere

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High season for North American snowbirds — Palm Beach high-rises sold out, trade winds steady.

#12 for local atmosphere