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Cancún vs Maldives

Cancún and Maldives, 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 · Maldives guide · How we score

By the numbers

CancúnMaldives
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog713
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.8
Nightly rates$300–$800+/night$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts3 of 70 of 13
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonJune–October, heaviest September–OctoberMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
Sweet spotDecember–AprilJanuary–March
Flight time~2–4.5h from most US hubsLong-haul, usually one connection
CurrencyMexican peso — USD widely accepted in the hotel zonesRufiyaa — resorts run on USD

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
Maldives — high °F868788888786868686868686
Cancún — rain (in)3.52.01.51.54.06.54.04.58.58.54.03.5
Maldives — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Malé atolls — 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 Maldives

  1. 1.Constance Halaveli — North Ari Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.9
  2. 2.Pullman Maldives Maamutaa — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Club Med Kani — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8

Chains here: Constance Hotels & Resorts · Pullman · Club Med

Full Maldives guide

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