Barbados vs Riviera Maya

Multi-story beachfront resort with pool, lounge chairs, and palm-lined sand leading to turquoise Caribbean waters.

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

Barbados 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

Barbados compared with Riviera Maya
Barbados	Measure	Riviera Maya
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	41 (better)
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$152–$638/night pp	Nightly rates	$41–$719/night pp (better)
5 of 14	Adults-only resorts	12 of 41
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–November, typically short heavy showers	Rainy season	Generally May–October; winter nortes can also bring rain and rough seas
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April

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

Riviera Maya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Barbados and Riviera Maya
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
Riviera Maya · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
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 West & south coasts and Playa del Carmen–Tulum: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.