Balearic Islands vs Guanacaste

Beige resort buildings with arched balconies overlook a palm-lined beach and turquoise Mediterranean water under clear sky.

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Illuminated beachfront dining pavilion with white railings and thatched-roof bungalows reflected in the pool at dusk.

Balearic Islands and Guanacaste, 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.

By the numbers

Balearic Islands compared with Guanacaste
Balearic Islands	Measure	Guanacaste
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$64–$347/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$88–$261/night pp
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	1 of 6
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
September–November brings the odd storm; many resorts close from November to March	Rainy season	May–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	December–April, bone-dry
Family summer weeks, short flights from Europe, mountains and coves in one trip	Best for	Nature + beach in one trip; reliable winter sun

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

Balearic Islands

Guanacaste

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Guanacaste
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Balearic Islands · high °F	60	61	64	68	74	81	87	87	81	74	66	61
Guanacaste · high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Balearic Islands · rain (in)	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.2	2.0
Guanacaste · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5

Approximate climate normals for Palma de Mallorca and Papagayo / Guanacaste: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.