Bora Bora vs Philippines

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

Turquoise pool with wooden deck and loungers overlooks limestone cliffs and traditional bungalows at El Nido Resorts Miniloc Island.

Bora Bora and Philippines, 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 · Philippines guide · How we score

By the numbers

Bora Bora compared with Philippines
Bora Bora	Measure	Philippines
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	4 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$170–$628/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 4
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	June–November
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	January–April

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

Philippines

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Philippines
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
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	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
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5

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