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Barbados West Coast vs Jamaica

Barbados West 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 West Coast guide · Jamaica guide · How we score

By the numbers

Barbados West CoastJamaica
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog38
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.6
Nightly rates—$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts1 of 34 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 West Coast resorts
Barbados West Coast
Map of Jamaica resorts
Jamaica

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Barbados West Coast — high °F838384868787878888878684
Jamaica — high °F828283848688888888878583
Barbados West 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 Holetown (west coast) and Montego Bay — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Barbados West Coast

  1. 1.Mango Bay Hotel — · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Waves Resort & Spa, Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.The Club Barbados Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Mango Bay · Autograph Collection · Elite Island Resorts

Full Barbados West Coast guide

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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