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Bora Bora vs Crete
Bora Bora and Crete, 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.
Bora Bora guide · Crete guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Bora Bora | Measure | Crete |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions | U.S. travel advisory | Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions |
| 2 | Resorts in our catalog | 16 (better) |
| ★ 4.7 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 |
| $667–$1631/night pp | Nightly rates | $64–$2113/night pp (better) |
| 0 of 2 | Adults-only resorts | 5 of 16 |
| Low hurricane risk | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| November–April | Rainy season | November–February |
| May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing) | Sweet spot | June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest |
| Honeymoons, once-in-a-lifetime lagoon trips | Best for | Food-driven beach trips, history day trips, long seasons |
| May–October dry season; Nov–April is wet/cyclone season | Season | May–October; June and September are the sweet spots |
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
Bora Bora
Crete
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bora Bora · high °F | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
| Crete · high °F | 60 | 61 | 64 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 62 |
| Bora Bora · rain (in) | 13.2 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 12.5 |
| Crete · 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 Bora Bora lagoon and Crete (north coast): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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