Brazil vs Montego Bay

Costao do Santinho Resort sits on a hillside overlooking the ocean, with a large blue pool, loungers, and multi-story beige buildings surrounded by lush green vegetation.

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.

Brazil 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

Brazil compared with Montego Bay
Brazil	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	7
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$128–$405/night pp	Nightly rates	$120–$210/night pp (better)
0 of 8	Adults-only resorts	4 of 7
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
April–July on the northeast coast	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
September–March (southern-hemisphere spring and summer)	Sweet spot	December–April
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often via connection)	Flight time	~3–4h from the US East Coast

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

Brazil

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Brazil and Montego Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Brazil · high °F	86	87	86	84	82	80	79	79	81	83	84	85
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Brazil · rain (in)	2.7	3.9	6.1	10.9	10.5	8.5	6.9	4.4	3.3	3.9	4.1	4.9
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 Northeast coast (Bahia) and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.