Aruba vs Spain

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.

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Aruba and Spain, 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 Spain
Aruba	Measure	Spain
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
9	Resorts in our catalog	33
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$143–$332/night pp	Nightly rates	$64–$472/night pp
2 of 9	Adults-only resorts	7 of 33
Outside the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
October–December, and 'rainy' is generous: this is one of the driest islands in the Caribbean	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
Year-round; January–March is peak season and priced like it	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season
Dutch & Papiamento (English universal)	Language	Spanish (English at resorts)
Aruban florin; USD universally accepted	Currency	Euro
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	230V, European Type C/F plugs
On the right	Driving	On the right
~4–4.5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast

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

On the map

Aruba

Spain

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Aruba and Spain
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
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
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
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9

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

Where you'd actually stay

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