Barbados vs St. Lucia

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

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Barbados and St. Lucia, 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.

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By the numbers

Barbados compared with St. Lucia
Barbados	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
11	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.2	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$152–$459/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
4 of 11	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–November, typically short heavy showers	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April
English	Language	English
Barbados dollar (pegged 2:1 to USD)	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
115V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the left	Driving	On the left
Bridgetown (BGI)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~4.5–5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~4.5–5h from the US East Coast

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

On the map

Barbados

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Barbados and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for West & south coasts and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.