Best time to visit Bonaire

Bonaire · The Caribbean

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Bonaire

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Beach and sea all year

Go in Feb–Oct — these months score within a whisker of each other; 30C max, 1 rainy day. Dec is the next best.

Dry all year: 6 or fewer rainy days in every month.

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Things to do in Bonaire

Hilma Hooker Ship
Brandaris Highest point of Bonaire
Washington Slagbaai National Park A large nature park covering most of the north of the island, featuring dramatic scenery.
St. Bernard Church Church in Kralendijk, Bonaire
St. Louis Bertrand Church Church in Rincon, Bonaire, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kralendijk Lighthouse Lighthouse in Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
Our Lady of Coromoto Church, Antriol Church in Bonaire, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Tours and tickets in Bonaire

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Bonaire), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Month by month

No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.

Month	Max °C	Rain days	Humidity	Sun h/day	Verdict	Why
Jan	28°	2d	74%	11.0h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Feb	28°	1d	73%	11.4h	sweet spot	28C max, 1 rainy day
Mar	29°	1d	73%	11.5h	sweet spot	29C max, 1 rainy day
Apr	29°	1d	75%	11.1h	sweet spot	29C max, 1 rainy day
May	30°	1d	77%	11.7h	sweet spot	30C max, 1 rainy day
Jun	30°	2d	77%	11.8h	sweet spot	30C max, 2 rainy days
Jul	30°	2d	77%	11.8h	sweet spot	30C max, 2 rainy days
Aug	31°	2d	76%	11.6h	sweet spot	31C max, 2 rainy days
Sep	31°	2d	75%	11.1h	sweet spot	31C max, 2 rainy days
Oct	30°	4d	76%	10.6h	sweet spot	30C max, 4 rainy days
Nov	29°	6d	77%	10.6h	goodbusy	busier than usual
Dec	29°	2d	74%	11.0h	good	29C max, 2 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at Kralendijk: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.

How busy it gets

Busiest in January and November; quietest in May.

Then and now

Bonaire's September days now average 31.2°C, 2.6°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	26.6°	26.6°	27.1°	27.4°	27.9°	28.2°	28.1°	28.5°	28.6°	28.1°	27.5°	26.9°
2017–26	28.3°	28.4°	28.7°	29.2°	29.8°	29.8°	29.9°	30.6°	31.2°	30.4°	29.4°	28.9°
Change	+1.7°	+1.7°	+1.6°	+1.9°	+1.8°	+1.6°	+1.9°	+2.1°	+2.6°	+2.3°	+1.9°	+2.0°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Getting there

How far Bonaire is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Before you go

Currency	United states dollar
Languages	Dutch, English, Papiamento
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+599
Travel advice	No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2025-12-10
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-08. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

Being there

On arrival

Paying — Bonaire uses the US dollar, its legal currency since 1 January 2011, when it replaced the Antillean guilder. Banks open as early as 8am and close by 4pm.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Tipping — Tipping is at your own discretion.

Getting around Bonaire

There is no public bus system, so taxis are the only public transport: at Flamingo Airport (BON) the taxi stand is on your left as you leave the terminal, and a taxi can be called on +599 717 8100. To explore, hire a car, well ahead around holidays: nearly all rental cars are manual, so reserve early if you need an automatic, and a pick-up or a high-clearance jeep is required for Washington-Slagbaai National Park. Driving is on the right.

Apps — Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp. Taxis have number plates marked TX and no meters: fares are flat rates by destination, set by the government, but agree the fare before you set off.

Driving is on the right, and the island does not have any stoplights. Maximum speed in urban areas is 40 km/h (25 mph), and outside of town it is 60 km/h (35 mph). More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Bonaire, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Help

Emergency — police 911 · ambulance 911 or 913 · fire 911 or 912. The coastguard is on 913.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 8 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

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Bonaire in pictures

Crystal Clear waters of Bonaire (13256547653) — i

Chris Favero from USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bonaire street in the afternoon — i

Adamboluu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Slave huts, Bonaire (2) — i

Adamboluu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What Bonaire is like

Bonaire is a Caribbean island just north of Venezuela, politically part of the Netherlands. Along with its neighboring Dutch islands of Aruba and Curaçao, it forms the ABC Islands, though it is much quieter. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Lizards, birds, corals, reef fish, sea turtles Historic Slave Shelters Fort Orange built 1639 Indian Rock art Salt flats Mangrove forests Soroban beach, popular with windsurfers Washington Slagbaai National Park… More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: Caribe Watersport's Water Taxi. Catamaran from Karel's Beach Bar to Klein Bonaire. If you are not coming from a cruise ship, you are required to purchase a nature tag. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Countries eligible for a visa-free entry are shown in cyan on image to the right. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: There is little serious crime on Bonaire; however, 911 can be used for emergencies. Secure your bicycles and scooters. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Bonaire, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Around Bonaire

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Kind of place

Bonaire is in Bonaire, The Caribbean. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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