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Antigua vs Fiji

Antigua and Fiji, 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 · Fiji guide · How we score

By the numbers

AntiguaFiji
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog17
Average guest rating★ 3.6★ 4.6
Nightly rates$300–$800/night—
Adults-only resorts0 of 12 of 7
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonSeptember–NovemberNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–AprilMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
LanguageEnglish (official)English official — the easiest South Pacific for anglophones
CurrencyEast Caribbean dollar – USD widely acceptedFijian dollar
Flight time~4–4.5h from the US East Coast~11h nonstop from Los Angeles

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
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
Antigua — rain (in)2.61.71.72.43.62.53.03.94.95.55.53.5
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and Nadi / Denarau — 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 Fiji

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Fiji guide

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