Balearic Islands vs Riviera Maya

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

Balearic Islands13 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Aerial view of Barceló Maya Palace resort showing blue pool complex, palm-lined grounds, beachfront buildings, and Caribbean Sea.

Balearic Islands and Riviera Maya, 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 Riviera Maya
Balearic Islands	Measure	Riviera Maya
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	39 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$64–$347/night pp	Nightly rates	$41–$635/night pp (better)
4 of 13	Adults-only resorts	12 of 39
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	June–October, heaviest September–October
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	Cenotes + ruins + beach in one trip; low-rise seclusion

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

Riviera Maya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Balearic Islands and Riviera Maya
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
Riviera Maya · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
Riviera Maya · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5

Approximate climate normals for Palma de Mallorca and Playa del Carmen–Tulum: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.