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Cancún vs Fiji

Cancún and Fiji, 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.

Cancún guide · Fiji guide · How we score

By the numbers

CancúnFiji
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog77
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.6
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night—
Adults-only resorts3 of 72 of 7
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–October, heaviest September–OctoberNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–AprilMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
AirportCancún (CUN) — Hotel Zone 20–30 min, Costa Mujeres ~40 minNadi (NAN) — Denarau 20 min; island resorts by boat or small plane
Flight time~2–4.5h from most US hubs~11h nonstop from Los Angeles
CurrencyMexican peso — USD widely accepted in the hotel zonesFijian dollar

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cancún — high °F828385878990909189878482
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
Cancún — rain (in)3.52.01.51.54.06.54.04.58.58.54.03.5
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Nadi / Denarau — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Cancún

  1. 1.Hotel Mousai Cancun — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Excellence Playa Mujeres — Playa Mujeres, Mexico · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancún — Cancun, Mexico · ★ 4.6

Chains here: TAFER Hotels & Resorts · Excellence Resorts · Live Aqua

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Best of Fiji

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Fiji guide

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