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Bahia vs Crete

Bahia and Crete, 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.

Bahia guide · Crete guide · How we score

By the numbers

BahiaCrete
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog34
Average guest rating★ 4.8★ 4.7
Nightly rates$300–$800/night$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 32 of 4
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonApril–JulyNovember–February
Sweet spotSeptember–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest
Best forCulture-rich beach trips; hurricane-free southern summersFood-driven beach trips, history day trips, long seasons
Weather riskNo hurricanes — the South Atlantic doesn't make themNone tropical — dry Mediterranean summers

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
Bahia — high °F868786848280797981838485
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Bahia — rain (in)2.73.96.110.910.58.56.94.43.33.94.14.9
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0

Approximate climate normals for Bahia coast (Salvador) and Crete (north coast) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Bahia

  1. 1.Grand Palladium Imbassaí Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Iberostar Selection Praia do Forte — · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte — Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Palladium Hotel Group · Iberostar · Tivoli

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Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

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