It’s All Inclusive
Destinations · Head-to-head

Antigua vs Costa Rica

Antigua and Costa Rica, 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 · Costa Rica guide · How we score

By the numbers

Antigua compared with Costa Rica
AntiguaMeasureCosta Rica
Level 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7Resorts in our catalog7
★ 4.5 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.4
$332–$1061/night ppNightly rates$119–$289/night pp
6 of 7Adults-only resorts1 of 7
In the hurricane beltHurricane exposureLow hurricane risk
September–NovemberRainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet
December–AprilSweet spotDecember–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste
English (official)LanguageSpanish (English common in tourist areas)
East Caribbean dollar – USD widely acceptedCurrencyCosta Rican colón – USD widely accepted
230V (110V at some hotels), Type A/B plugsPower120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the leftDrivingOn the right
V.C. Bird International, St. John's (ANU)Main airportLiberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)
~4–4.5h from the US East CoastFlight time~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)

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

On the map

Map of Antigua resorts
Antigua
Map of Costa Rica resorts
Costa Rica

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Antigua and Costa Rica
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Antigua · high °F828283848687878888878583
Costa Rica · high °F919293939188888887868789
Antigua · rain (in)2.61.71.72.43.62.53.03.94.95.55.53.5
Costa Rica · rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Guanacaste / Papagayo: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

More destination head-to-heads

Jamaica vs Dominican RepublicJamaica vs ArubaMexico vs Dominican RepublicJamaica vs MexicoAruba vs Turks & CaicosAruba vs CuraçaoJamaica vs St. LuciaMaldives vs MauritiusGreece vs TurkeyMaldives vs French PolynesiaCancún vs Punta CanaCancún vs Riviera MayaPunta Cana vs Riviera MayaMontego Bay vs NegrilLos Cabos vs Puerto VallartaBarbados West Coast vs Barbados South CoastMaldives vs SeychellesSeychelles vs MauritiusSri Lanka vs MaldivesBahamas vs Turks & CaicosChile vs Argentina