Balearic Islands vs Montego Bay

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

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Beachfront dining area at JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar with wooden tables, white chairs, cream umbrellas, and a tall palm tree, with the resort building and bar in the background.

Balearic Islands 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.

By the numbers

Balearic Islands compared with Montego Bay
Balearic Islands	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	11
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$64–$347/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$120–$822/night pp
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	6 of 11
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
September–November brings the odd storm; many resorts close from November to March	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season	Sweet spot	December–April
Family summer weeks, short flights from Europe, mountains and coves in one trip	Best for	Short transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips

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

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Montego Bay
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
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Montego Bay · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

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