Bora Bora vs Montego Bay

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

Beachfront dining area at JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar with wooden tables, white chairs, cream umbrellas, and a tall palm tree, with the resort building and bar in the background.

Bora Bora and Montego Bay, 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 Montego Bay
Bora Bora	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	7 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$120–$210/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	4 of 7
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April
Honeymoons, once-in-a-lifetime lagoon trips	Best for	Short transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips

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

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Montego Bay
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
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Montego Bay · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

Approximate climate normals for Bora Bora lagoon and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.