Aruba Weather in December

December brings Aruba back toward its drier, breezier baseline: rain eases to 15.7 days on average, still elevated compared to the dry-season months ahead but a real improvement on November's peak. Highs settle at 82°F with humidity down to 78%.

Lows ease to 78°F, and no hurricane activity has been recorded historically for December, a clean return to Aruba's consistently low-risk profile.

The sea holds warm at 82.6°F, comfortable and inviting even as it cools slightly from the autumn peak.

December is peak season and priced accordingly, especially around Christmas and New Year's, the resort strip along Palm Beach sees its highest rates and busiest crowds of the year during the holiday weeks.

Booking resort rooms, dinner reservations and popular excursions well ahead is essential for the holiday period specifically; the first half of December, before the rush, is noticeably calmer for weather that's still trending toward the island's classic dry, breezy pattern.

Windsurfing and kitesurfing conditions pick back up as the trade winds reassert themselves, setting the stage for the excellent wind sport conditions that define Aruba's dry season from here through spring.

Flamingo Beach, Arikok National Park and the Butterfly Farm are all worth booking ahead for the holiday weeks given how much visitor traffic the island sees this time of year.

Early December, before roughly the 20th, is the sweet spot: improving weather without the holiday-week surcharge or the resort-strip crowds that arrive with Christmas week.

Pack for warm days and mild evenings, plan for holiday-week crowds if traveling Dec 20–Jan 2, and book everything early if that's your window.