Antigua vs Jamaica

Aerial view of Hammock Cove Antigua with pools, beach loungers, wooden pier, and turquoise water with moored floats.

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Antigua and Jamaica, 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.

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By the numbers

Antigua compared with Jamaica
Antigua	Measure	Jamaica
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7	Resorts in our catalog	22
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$332–$1061/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$430/night pp
6 of 7	Adults-only resorts	13 of 22
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
September–November	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April
English (official)	Language	English (plus Patois)
East Caribbean dollar – USD widely accepted	Currency	Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted
230V (110V at some hotels), Type A/B plugs	Power	110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the left	Driving	On the left
V.C. Bird International, St. John's (ANU)	Main airport	Montego Bay (MBJ)
~4–4.5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~3–4h from the US East Coast

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

On the map

Antigua

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Antigua and Jamaica
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Antigua · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	87	87	88	88	87	85	83
Jamaica · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Antigua · rain (in)	2.6	1.7	1.7	2.4	3.6	2.5	3.0	3.9	4.9	5.5	5.5	3.5
Jamaica · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5