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Bahia vs Turks & Caicos

Bahia and Turks & Caicos, 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 · Turks & Caicos guide · How we score

By the numbers

BahiaTurks & Caicos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog32
Average guest rating★ 4.8★ 4.3
Nightly rates$300–$800/night$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 30 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonApril–JulySeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
Sweet spotSeptember–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)December–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder

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
Turks & Caicos — high °F818183848789909089878482
Bahia — rain (in)2.73.96.110.910.58.56.94.43.33.94.14.9
Turks & Caicos — rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

Approximate climate normals for Bahia coast (Salvador) and Providenciales — 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 Turks & Caicos

  1. 1.Beaches Turks & Caicos — Providenciales, Turks & Caicos · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Alexandra Resort - All-Inclusive — · ★ 4.1

Chains here: Beaches · Alexandra Resort

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