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Bahia vs Montego Bay

Bahia and Montego Bay, 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 · Montego Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

BahiaMontego Bay
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog32
Average guest rating★ 4.8★ 4.5
Nightly rates$300–$800/night—
Adults-only resorts0 of 30 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonApril–JulyMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Sweet spotSeptember–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)December–April
AirportSalvador (SSA) — resort zone ~1–1.5h northSangster (MBJ) — most resorts 10–30 min
The stripPraia do Forte, Imbassaí, Costa do SauípeRose Hall & Ironshore, east of the airport
Best forCulture-rich beach trips; hurricane-free southern summersShort transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips
SignatureTAMAR turtle project; Salvador's Pelourinho; moquecaRose Hall Great House; Doctor's Cave Beach

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
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Bahia — rain (in)2.73.96.110.910.58.56.94.43.33.94.14.9
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5

Approximate climate normals for Bahia coast (Salvador) and Montego Bay / Rose Hall — 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 Montego Bay

  1. 1.S Hotel Montego Bay — · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

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