Aruba vs Negril

Aruba and Negril, 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 · Negril guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Aruba	Negril
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	10	3
Average guest rating	★ 4.4	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	Under $300–$500/night	$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts	2 of 10	2 of 3
Hurricane exposure	Outside the hurricane belt	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	October–December, and 'rainy' is generous — this is one of the driest islands in the Caribbean	May–June and September–November
Sweet spot	Year-round; January–March is peak season and priced like it	December–April — with a sunset every night of the year

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
Negril — high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
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
Negril — rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4

Approximate climate normals for Palm Beach / Eagle Beach and Seven Mile Beach — 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 Negril

Chains here: Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts · Couples Resorts · Sandals Resorts

Full Negril guide

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