Canary Islands vs Los Cabos

Row of swim-up suite pools toward the ocean

Canary Islands16 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Oceanfront wedding ceremony setup at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos with white chairs, stone archway, and sea views.

Canary Islands 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

Canary Islands compared with Los Cabos
Canary Islands	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
16 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$86–$327/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$154–$1482/night pp
3 of 16	Adults-only resorts	4 of 5
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February, lightly, and mostly on the north coasts	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
Year-round; December–March is when the islands earn their keep, and summer is the value season	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures
Winter sun, a spring-like year-round climate, big well-run resorts	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

Canary Islands

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Canary Islands and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Canary Islands · high °F	70	71	73	74	76	79	83	84	82	79	75	71
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Canary Islands · rain (in)	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.1	1.3
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 Tenerife South 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.