Costa Rica vs Croatia

Costa Rica and Croatia, 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.

Costa Rica guide · Croatia guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Costa Rica	Croatia
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	—
Resorts in our catalog	5	6
Average guest rating	★ 4.4	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	$800+	—
Adults-only resorts	1 of 5	3 of 6
Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk	No hurricane season
Rainy season	May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet	October–December
Sweet spot	December–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste	June and September; July–August for full beach season
Currency	Costa Rican colón – USD widely accepted	Euro

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Costa Rica — high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Croatia — high °F	50	52	57	63	72	80	85	85	77	68	58	52
Costa Rica — rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5
Croatia — rain (in)	3.1	2.7	2.8	3.1	2.4	1.9	1.0	1.6	3.2	3.4	4.5	3.8

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Split / Makarska Riviera — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Costa Rica

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

Full Costa Rica guide

Best of Croatia

Chains here: TUI BLUE · Valamar · Waterman

Full Croatia guide

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