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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 BoraCrete
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog24
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.7
Nightly rates$800+$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 22 of 4
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonNovember–AprilNovember–February
Sweet spotMay–October (dry season — and peak villa pricing)June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest
Best forHoneymoons, once-in-a-lifetime lagoon tripsFood-driven beach trips, history day trips, long seasons
SeasonMay–October dry season; Nov–April is wet/cyclone seasonMay–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.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Bora Bora — high °F898989898786868686878888
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Bora Bora — rain (in)13.29.66.75.54.02.92.11.92.13.58.312.5
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and Crete (north coast) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Bora Bora

  1. 1.Four Seasons Bora Bora — Bora Bora, French Polynesia · ★ 4.7
  2. 2.Conrad Bora Bora Nui — Bora Bora, French Polynesia · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Four Seasons · Conrad

Full Bora Bora guide

Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

Full Crete guide

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