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Best time to visit Oranjestad

February is the best time to visit Oranjestad for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly January to July.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking February comfort 66/100
A beach holiday March sea 26 °C
The least cloud January 34 % average cloud cover
The least rain March 14 mm
Warmth September 29 °C
Cooler weather January 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 February 66 27 °C 5 95
2 March 65 27 °C 4 97
3 April 62 28 °C 5 96
4 January 59 27 °C 10 85
5 May 59 28 °C 5 95
6 June 58 29 °C 5 93
7 July 56 28 °C 7 90
8 August 54 29 °C 7 87
9 December 52 27 °C 14 75
10 September 49 29 °C 11 77
11 November 45 28 °C 19 72
12 October 44 29 °C 17 70

For a beach holiday

March scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 26 °C 27 °C 34 % 85
February 26 °C 27 °C 34 % 95
March 26 °C 27 °C 44 % 97
April 27 °C 28 °C 66 % 96
May 27 °C 28 °C 71 % 95
June 27 °C 29 °C 61 % 93
July 27 °C 28 °C 53 % 90
August 28 °C 29 °C 51 % 87
September 29 °C 29 °C 63 % 77
October 29 °C 29 °C 65 % 70
November 28 °C 28 °C 60 % 72
December 27 °C 27 °C 46 % 75

When to think twice

October scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 26.9 °C 33 mm 34 %
February 27.0 °C 17 mm 34 %
March 27.3 °C 14 mm 44 %
April 27.8 °C 20 mm 66 %
May 28.4 °C 28 mm 71 %
June 28.6 °C 22 mm 61 %
July 28.5 °C 25 mm 53 %
August 29.1 °C 28 mm 51 %
September 29.4 °C 64 mm 63 %
October 28.9 °C 103 mm 65 %
November 28.1 °C 132 mm 60 %
December 27.4 °C 66 mm 46 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.