Aruba
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
180km²
Area
98km
Coastline
188m
Highest point
Mount Jamanota
106,739
People
29°C
Warmest sea
September
25km
To the mainland
When to go to Aruba
Best for the beach from February to June.
The sea is warmest in September (29 °C) and coolest in February (26 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Main island in Aruba
Aruba is an island in Aruba. It belongs to Lesser Antilles. It covers 180 km², with 98 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Jamanota, rises to 188 m. About 106,739 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 25 km away.
Getting there
- Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at AUA airport (Oranjestad)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesDe Palm Island Ferry, Renaissance Island
- 25 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From February to Junebest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Aruba.
- 55beachesTres Trapi, Hadicurari Beach, Manchebo Beach and 52 more
- 13viewpointsSero Jamanota, Sero Arikok, Sero Cabai and 10 more
- 2lighthousesCalifornia Lighthouse, Seroe Colorado Lighthouse
- 5ferry terminalsDe Palm Island Ferry Teminal, Palm Island Ferry Port, Atlantis Submarines and 2 more
- 4marinasYacht Club Aruba, Cruise Ship Dock, Aruba Nautical Club and 1 more
- 26named peaksSero Jamanota, Sero Arikok, Sero Cabai and 23 more
- 1castles and fortsFort Zoutman
- 29ruins and archaeological sitesGeschutsopstelling, Dynamite storage and 27 more
- 3dive centresFly and Dive, JADS Dive Center, Aqua Windies
- 3campsites
- 1,066hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 535restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Aruba, each with its own numbers.
26beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
28.7°C
Daimari
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
26 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Rodgers Beach28.6°C
- Manchebo Beach28.6°C
- Iguana Beach28.6°C
- Druif28.6°C
- Uriramacove28.6°C
- Boca di Pos di Noordcove28.6°C
- Arashicove28.6°C
- Daimaricove28.7°C
18 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 34 m above the sea. 100 % of it is below 200 m.
- 78 %0–50 m
- 22 %50–200 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Oranjestad29,998 people
- Noord24,193 people
- Tanki Leendert21,500 people
- Santa Cruz15,236 people
- San Nicolas14,175 people
- Butucu14,175 people
- Paradera13,834 people
- Savaneta11,955 people
- Palm Beach5,637 people
- Malmok5,637 people
- Pos Chiquito5,259 people
- Alto Vista5,146 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Rain (mm) | 29 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 51 | 94 | 90 | 60 |
| Wet days | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| Wind (km/h) | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 30 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.7 |
| 2021 | +0.7 | +0.2 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.3 |
| 2022 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.4 | +0.1 | −0.1 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +0.8 |
| 2024 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.4 |
| 2025 | +1.3 | +1.0 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.8 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +0.7 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q31884901) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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