Costa del Sol vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

Costa del Sol and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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

Costa del Sol compared with U.S. Virgin Islands
Costa del Sol	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
6 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.4 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$67–$526/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp
0 of 6	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–March	Rainy season	September–November
June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Sweet spot	December–April
May–October; July and August are hottest and busiest	Season	December–April prime; hurricane season June–November

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

Costa del Sol

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa del Sol and U.S. Virgin Islands
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Costa del Sol · high °F	63	64	67	70	75	81	86	86	82	75	68	64
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
Costa del Sol · rain (in)	2.7	2.3	1.9	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.9	2.2	3.7	3.9
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

Approximate climate normals for Málaga and St. Croix / St. Thomas: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.