Aruba vs Philippines

Manchebo Beach Resort & Spa's yellow-lit beachfront buildings with thatched roofs and palm trees at dusk, lounge chairs on patios overlooking a grass lawn.

Turquoise pool with wooden deck and loungers overlooks limestone cliffs and traditional bungalows at El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island.

Aruba and Philippines, 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.

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By the numbers

Aruba compared with Philippines
Aruba	Measure	Philippines
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
9	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$143–$332/night pp	Nightly rates	$170–$628/night pp
2 of 9	Adults-only resorts	0 of 4
Outside the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
October–December, and 'rainy' is generous: this is one of the driest islands in the Caribbean	Rainy season	June–November
Year-round; January–March is peak season and priced like it	Sweet spot	January–April
Dutch & Papiamento (English universal)	Language	Filipino & English (English widely spoken)
Aruban florin; USD universally accepted	Currency	Philippine peso (PHP)
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	220V, Type A/B/C plugs (US plugs fit, but check voltage)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Oranjestad (AUA)	Main airport	Caticlan (MPH), via Manila (MNL) or Cebu (CEB)
~4–4.5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~15–20h+ from the US, with at least one stop

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

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Aruba and Philippines
Measure	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
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	86
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
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5

Approximate climate normals for Palm Beach / Eagle Beach and Cebu / Mactan: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Aruba

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Chains here: Iberostar · Barceló · Renaissance Hotels

Best of Philippines

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Chains here: El Nido Resorts · Shangri-La