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Barbados vs Greece
Barbados and Greece, 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
| Barbados | Measure | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | U.S. travel advisory | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
| 14 | Resorts in our catalog | 37 (better) |
| ★ 4.3 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 (better) |
| $152–$638/night pp | Nightly rates | $45–$2113/night pp (better) |
| 5 of 14 | Adults-only resorts | 7 of 37 |
| Low hurricane risk | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| June–November, typically short heavy showers | Rainy season | November–February |
| December–April | Sweet spot | Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest) |
| English | Language | Greek (English widely spoken) |
| Barbados dollar (pegged 2:1 to USD) | Currency | Euro |
| 115V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US) | Power | 230V, European Type C/F plugs |
| On the left | Driving | On the right |
| ~4.5–5h from the US East Coast | Flight time | ~9–11h from the US, often via a hub |
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
Barbados
Greece
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbados · high °F | 83 | 83 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Greece · high °F | 60 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 62 |
| Barbados · rain (in) | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3.8 |
| Greece · rain (in) | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
Approximate climate normals for West & south coasts and Crete: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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