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Aruba vs Barbados West Coast

Aruba and Barbados West Coast, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture — everything you need to break the tie.

Aruba guide · Barbados West Coast guide · How we score

By the numbers

ArubaBarbados West Coast
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog93
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.4
Nightly ratesUnder $300–$500/night—
Adults-only resorts2 of 91 of 3
Hurricane exposureOutside the hurricane beltLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonOctober–December, and 'rainy' is generous — this is one of the driest islands in the CaribbeanJune–November, typically short heavy showers
Sweet spotYear-round; January–March is peak season and priced like itDecember–April

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Aruba resorts
Aruba
Map of Barbados West Coast resorts
Barbados West Coast

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Aruba — high °F858586878889899090898785
Barbados West Coast — high °F838384868787878888878684
Aruba — rain (in)1.50.80.40.50.60.71.31.01.83.03.73.2
Barbados West Coast — rain (in)2.61.61.31.42.34.45.85.86.77.06.13.8

Approximate climate normals for Palm Beach / Eagle Beach and Holetown (west coast) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Aruba

  1. 1.Barceló Aruba - All Inclusive — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Renaissance Wind Creek Aruba Resort — · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Tamarijn Aruba All Inclusive — · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Divi Resorts · RIU Hotels & Resorts · Barceló

Full Aruba guide

Best of Barbados West Coast

  1. 1.Mango Bay Hotel — · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Waves Resort & Spa, Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.The Club Barbados Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Mango Bay · Autograph Collection · Elite Island Resorts

Full Barbados West Coast guide

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