Oranjestad vs Kralendijk: which is sunnier?
🇦🇼 Aruba vs 🇧🇶 Caribbean Netherlands · 194 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Oranjestad is the sunnier overall: about 3,176 hours of sunshine a year to Kralendijk's 3,038. Oranjestad has the higher Sunshine Score in 4 of 12 months; the other 8 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Oranjestad | Kralendijk | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,176 | 3,038 |
| Sunniest month | March (96/100) | March (95/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 89/100 | 87/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 93/100 | 90/100 |
| Rain / year | 455 mm | 541 mm |
| Warmest sea | 30°C / 86°F | 31°C / 88°F |
| Peak midday UV | 12 (extreme) | 12 (extreme) |
Oranjestad vs Kralendijk month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | Kralendijk | Oranjestad | Kralendijk | Oranjestad | Kralendijk | Oranjestad | Kralendijk | |
| January | 93 | 90 | 27° | 27° | 29 | 37 | 27° | 28° |
| February | 95 | 94 | 27° | 27° | 15 | 18 | 27° | 27° |
| March | 96 | 95 | 27° | 27° | 10 | 9 | 27° | 28° |
| April | 96 | 94 | 28° | 27° | 11 | 16 | 27° | 28° |
| May | 94 | 93 | 28° | 28° | 21 | 24 | 28° | 29° |
| June | 94 | 92 | 28° | 28° | 21 | 30 | 28° | 29° |
| July | 93 | 90 | 28° | 28° | 26 | 40 | 28° | 29° |
| August | 93 | 89 | 29° | 29° | 27 | 45 | 29° | 29° |
| September | 89 | 87 | 29° | 29° | 51 | 57 | 30° | 30° |
| October | 81 | 80 | 29° | 29° | 94 | 91 | 30° | 31° |
| November | 81 | 76 | 29° | 28° | 90 | 115 | 30° | 30° |
| December | 87 | 86 | 28° | 28° | 60 | 59 | 28° | 29° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan Oranjestad · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul Oranjestad · Aug Oranjestad · Sep even · Oct even · Nov Oranjestad · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Oranjestad averages 89/100, Kralendijk 87/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Oranjestad averages 95/100, Kralendijk 94/100. Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 27°C).
- June–August: Oranjestad (average score 93/100 vs 90). Daytime highs are similar (28°C vs 28°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Oranjestad averages 85/100, Kralendijk 84/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
Sea temperature
Kralendijk's sea gets warmer: 31°C / 88°F at its peak vs 30°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Oranjestad all year, Kralendijk all year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Oranjestad weather by month · Kralendijk weather by month.
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