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Barbados vs Crete

Barbados and Crete, 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 guide · Crete guide · How we score

By the numbers

BarbadosCrete
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog84
Average guest rating★ 4.2★ 4.7
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts3 of 82 of 4
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonJune–November, typically short heavy showersNovember–February
Sweet spotDecember–AprilJune and September; July–August is hottest and busiest

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
Barbados — high °F838384868787878888878684
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Barbados — rain (in)2.61.61.31.42.34.45.85.86.77.06.13.8
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0

Approximate climate normals for West & south coasts and Crete (north coast) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Barbados

  1. 1.Sugar Bay Barbados — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Mango Bay Hotel — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Waves Resort & Spa, Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Sandals · Sugar Bay · Mango Bay

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Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

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