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Aruba vs Fiji

Aruba and Fiji, 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 · Fiji guide · How we score

By the numbers

ArubaFiji
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog107
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.6
Nightly ratesUnder $300–$500/night—
Adults-only resorts2 of 102 of 7
Hurricane exposureOutside the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonOctober–December, and 'rainy' is generous — this is one of the driest islands in the CaribbeanNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotYear-round; January–March is peak season and priced like itMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
LanguageDutch & Papiamento (English universal)English official — the easiest South Pacific for anglophones
CurrencyAruban florin — USD universally acceptedFijian dollar
Flight time~4–4.5h from the US East Coast~11h nonstop from Los Angeles

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Aruba — high °F858586878889899090898785
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
Aruba — rain (in)1.50.80.40.50.60.71.31.01.83.03.73.2
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5

Approximate climate normals for Palm Beach / Eagle Beach and Nadi / Denarau — 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 Fiji

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Fiji guide

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