Canary Islands vs Ocho Rios

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Canary Islands15 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Curved pool with blue water surrounded by lounge chairs and palm trees, white gazebo in center, multi-story resort buildings with red-tiled roofs in background.

Canary Islands and Ocho Rios, 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 Ocho Rios
Canary Islands	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	8
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$83–$260/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$475/night pp
3 of 15	Adults-only resorts	5 of 8
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February, lightly, and mostly on the north coasts	Rainy season	May–June and September–November; the rain is why it's this green
Year-round; December–March is when the islands earn their keep, and summer is the value season	Sweet spot	December–April
Winter sun, a spring-like year-round climate, big well-run resorts	Best for	Waterfalls + gardens + excursions; couples classics

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

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Canary Islands and Ocho Rios
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
Ocho Rios · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Ocho Rios · rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Tenerife South and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.