Bora Bora vs Los Cabos

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

Bora Bora and Los Cabos, 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.

By the numbers

Bora Bora compared with Los Cabos
Bora Bora	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	4 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$878/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	3 of 4
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures
Honeymoons, once-in-a-lifetime lagoon trips	Best for	Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time

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

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Los Cabos
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
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
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
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.