Climate Forecast Aruba
PERIOD JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH (JFM) AND APRIL, MAY, JUNE (AMJ).
What influences the next season?
Recent observations:
A strong El Niņo event which peaked in December
in the eastern equatorial Pacific ended in May, with Sea Surface Temperatures
(SSTs) having anomalously cooled to near average.
Model forecast and guidance:
The forecast models forecast either La
Niņa or ENSO neutral conditions (~35-65% confid. each) in JFM and likely
ENSO neutral conditions in AMJ (~65-75% confid.).
Expected impacts on rainfall and temperatures:
La Niņa conditions are
often associated with increased heavy shower activity and rainfall totals in
the southeastern Caribbean, but the opposite in the northwestern Caribbean
through April.
FORECAST VALID THROUGH JUNE 2025:
Rainfall expectations for Aruba:
JFM, 80% normal to above normal ; AMJ, 75% normal to above normal
Temperature expectations for Aruba:
JFM, 80% normal to above normal ; AMJ, 85% normal to above normal.
HURRICANE SEASON 2025:
Hurricane season for the Atlantic region runs from June 1st through November 30th.
The 2025 hurricane season is expected to be a near normal hurricane season.
On average we see 14 tropical storms and 10 hurricanes.
Keep in mind that even when we have a below average forecast, residents are reminded
that it only takes one hurricane making landfall to make it an active season for them.
Residents are reminded to prepare the same for every season, regardless of how much or how
little activity is predicted.