Bora Bora vs Maldives

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

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Bora Bora and Maldives, 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.

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By the numbers

Bora Bora compared with Maldives
Bora Bora	Measure	Maldives
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	34 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.8 (better)
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$127–$1495/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	4 of 34
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	January–March

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

Maldives

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Maldives
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
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
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
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and Malé atolls: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.