Aruba vs Bora Bora

Aruba and Bora Bora, 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 · Bora Bora guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Aruba	Bora Bora
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog	10	2
Average guest rating	★ 4.4	★ 4.7
Nightly rates	Under $300–$500/night	$800+
Adults-only resorts	2 of 10	0 of 2
Hurricane exposure	Outside the hurricane belt	Low hurricane risk
Rainy season	October–December, and 'rainy' is generous — this is one of the driest islands in the Caribbean	November–April
Sweet spot	Year-round; January–March is peak season and priced like it	May–October (dry season — and peak villa pricing)

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

Weather, month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aruba — high °F	85	85	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	89	87	85
Bora Bora — high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Aruba — rain (in)	1.5	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.7	1.3	1.0	1.8	3.0	3.7	3.2
Bora Bora — rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5

Approximate climate normals for Palm Beach / Eagle Beach and Bora Bora lagoon — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Aruba

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

Full Aruba guide

Best of Bora Bora

Chains here: Four Seasons · Conrad

Full Bora Bora guide

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