Bahia vs Negril

Turquoise pool with thatched-roof cabanas, loungers, and a daybed pavilion surrounded by tropical vegetation under cloudy sky.

Swim-up bar with bartender serving drinks in resort pool surrounded by white cabanas, palm trees, and high-rise buildings under clear sky.

Bahia and Negril, 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

Bahia compared with Negril
Bahia	Measure	Negril
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
4	Resorts in our catalog	6 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$128–$233/night pp	Nightly rates	$127–$258/night pp (better)
0 of 4	Adults-only resorts	3 of 6
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
April–July	Rainy season	May–June and September–November
September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)	Sweet spot	December–April, with a sunset every night of the year
Salvador (SSA), resort zone ~1–1.5h north	Airport	Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer
Culture-rich beach trips; hurricane-free southern summers	Best for	Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays
TAMAR turtle project; Salvador's Pelourinho; moqueca	Signature	Sunsets at Rick's Café; calm swimmable water

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bahia and Negril
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bahia · high °F	86	87	86	84	82	80	79	79	81	83	84	85
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
Bahia · rain (in)	2.7	3.9	6.1	10.9	10.5	8.5	6.9	4.4	3.3	3.9	4.1	4.9
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4

Approximate climate normals for Bahia coast (Salvador) and Seven Mile Beach: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.