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Cancún vs Malaysia

Cancún and Malaysia, 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 · Malaysia guide · How we score

By the numbers

CancúnMalaysia
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog71
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.5
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night$500–$800/night
Adults-only resorts3 of 70 of 1
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonJune–October, heaviest September–OctoberApril–October, wettest September–October
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–March
Flight time~2–4.5h from most US hubs~22–26h from the US with one or two stops
CurrencyMexican peso — USD widely accepted in the hotel zonesMalaysian ringgit (RM/MYR) — cards common in cities

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
Malaysia — high °F909191918988888887878788
Cancún — rain (in)3.52.01.51.54.06.54.04.58.58.54.03.5
Malaysia — rain (in)1.42.04.17.49.17.07.88.512.813.59.23.5

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Langkawi — 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

Full Cancún guide

Best of Malaysia

  1. 1.Club Med Borneo — Sabah, Malaysia · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Club Med

Full Malaysia guide

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