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Antigua vs Cancún

Antigua and Cancún, 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.

Antigua guide · Cancún guide · How we score

By the numbers

AntiguaCancún
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog17
Average guest rating★ 3.6★ 4.5
Nightly rates$300–$800/night$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 13 of 7
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonSeptember–NovemberJune–October, heaviest September–October
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April
CurrencyEast Caribbean dollar – USD widely acceptedMexican peso — USD widely accepted in the hotel zones
Flight time~4–4.5h from the US East Coast~2–4.5h from most US hubs

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

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Antigua — high °F828283848687878888878583
Cancún — high °F828385878990909189878482
Antigua — rain (in)2.61.71.72.43.62.53.03.94.95.55.53.5
Cancún — rain (in)3.52.01.51.54.06.54.04.58.58.54.03.5

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Cancún hotel zone — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Antigua

  1. 1.Royalton Antigua Resort & Spa — Deep Bay, Antigua · ★ 3.6

Chains here: Royalton

Full Antigua guide

Best of Cancún

  1. 1.Hotel Mousai Cancun — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Excellence Playa Mujeres — Playa Mujeres, Mexico · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancún — Cancun, Mexico · ★ 4.6

Chains here: TAFER Hotels & Resorts · Excellence Resorts · Live Aqua

Full Cancún guide

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