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Barbados West Coast vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Barbados West Coast and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

Barbados West CoastU.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog30
Average guest rating★ 4.4—
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts1 of 30 of 0
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–November, typically short heavy showersSeptember–November
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April
SeasonDecember–April dry; June–November wetter (low-edge hurricane belt)December–April prime; hurricane season June–November

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
No mapped resorts yet
U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Barbados West Coast — high °F838384868787878888878684
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F848485868788898989888685
Barbados West Coast — rain (in)2.61.61.31.42.34.45.85.86.77.06.13.8
U.S. Virgin Islands — rain (in)2.01.51.52.53.52.52.53.55.55.55.03.0

Approximate climate normals for Holetown (west coast) and St. Croix / St. Thomas — 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 U.S. Virgin Islands

No U.S. Virgin Islands resorts in our catalog yet.

Full U.S. Virgin Islands guide

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