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Barbados South Coast vs Jamaica

Barbados South Coast and Jamaica, 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.

Barbados South Coast guide · Jamaica guide · How we score

By the numbers

Barbados South CoastJamaica
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog48
Average guest rating★ 4.2★ 4.6
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts2 of 44 of 8
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–November, typically short heavy showersMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Barbados South Coast resorts
Barbados South Coast
Map of Jamaica resorts
Jamaica

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Barbados South Coast — high °F838384868787878888878684
Jamaica — high °F828283848688888888878583
Barbados South Coast — rain (in)2.61.61.31.42.34.45.85.86.77.06.13.8
Jamaica — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5

Approximate climate normals for Christ Church (south coast) and Montego Bay — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Barbados South Coast

  1. 1.Sugar Bay Barbados — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Sandals Barbados — · ★ 4.2
  3. 3.Turtle Beach, Barbados, A Tribute Portfolio All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.1

Chains here: Sandals · Sugar Bay · Tribute Portfolio

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Best of Jamaica

  1. 1.Excellence Oyster Bay — · ★ 4.9
  2. 2.Sandals Dunn's River — · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Excellence Resorts · Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts

Full Jamaica guide

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