Oranjestad is rarely comfortable to be outside at midday. It comes closest in mid February, and even then it is too hot. For sun, any time of year works.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, Oranjestad rates Good or better for 34 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eleven and a half months in all. It is at its best in early January, at 75. The clearest skies come in August, when the sky is typically 43% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
Oranjestad never quite rates Good for being outside. It comes closest in mid February, at 54, mostly because it is too hot. The weakest stretch is from late July to mid November, when it drops to 0, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Oranjestad is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 6, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Oranjestad over the whole year is 28°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C. Oranjestad has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in May, the driest month, to 11% in November, the wettest. Winds in Oranjestad are highest in May, averaging 8.7 m/s (31 km/h), and lightest in November, at 5.3 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Oranjestad come in August, when the sky is typically 33% covered; December is the cloudiest month, at 38%.
Month by month Oranjestad climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29°C | 25°C | 28°C | 8% | 37% | 7.0 m/s | 38 | 73 | 2 |
| February | 30°C | 25°C | 28°C | 5% | 36% | 7.7 m/s | 47 | 69 | 4 |
| March | 30°C | 26°C | 28°C | 3% | 36% | 7.9 m/s | 37 | 71 | 3 |
| April | 31°C | 27°C | 29°C | 1% | 35% | 8.1 m/s | 23 | 69 | 1 |
| May | 31°C | 28°C | 30°C | 1% | 37% | 8.7 m/s | 12 | 65 | 0 |
| June | 31°C | 28°C | 31°C | 4% | 37% | 8.5 m/s | 8 | 65 | 0 |
| July | 31°C | 28°C | 31°C | 5% | 36% | 8.3 m/s | 7 | 68 | 0 |
| August | 32°C | 28°C | 32°C | 4% | 33% | 7.6 m/s | 3 | 62 | 0 |
| September | 32°C | 28°C | 33°C | 4% | 34% | 6.4 m/s | 1 | 52 | 0 |
| October | 31°C | 28°C | 33°C | 7% | 35% | 5.6 m/s | 2 | 58 | 0 |
| November | 30°C | 27°C | 32°C | 11% | 37% | 5.3 m/s | 5 | 69 | 0 |
| December | 30°C | 26°C | 29°C | 10% | 38% | 6.7 m/s | 22 | 72 | 1 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Oranjestad weather by season
Year round, Oranjestad has days of about 29°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 32°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 25°C to 28°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around May. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Oranjestad weather in winterDecember to February
Winter in Oranjestad has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 8% chance of rain on a given day.
Oranjestad weather in springMarch to May
Spring in Oranjestad has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 2% chance of rain on a given day.
Oranjestad weather in summerJune to August
Summer in Oranjestad has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 4% chance of rain on a given day.
Oranjestad weather in autumnSeptember to November
Autumn in Oranjestad has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 7% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Oranjestad?
Oranjestad has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 1% in May, the driest month, to 11% in November, the wettest.
What time of year is Oranjestad windiest?
Winds in Oranjestad are highest in May, averaging 8.7 m/s (31 km/h), and lightest in November, at 5.3 m/s (19 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Oranjestad year round?
The average temperature in Oranjestad over the whole year is 28°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 25°C.
Where to go instead in early September, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.