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Costa Rica vs Fiji

Costa Rica 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.

Costa Rica guide · Fiji guide · How we score

By the numbers

Costa RicaFiji
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog57
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.6
Nightly rates$800+—
Adults-only resorts1 of 52 of 7
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
LanguageSpanish (English common in tourist areas)English official — the easiest South Pacific for anglophones
CurrencyCosta Rican colón – USD widely acceptedFijian dollar
Flight time~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)~11h nonstop from Los Angeles

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
Costa Rica — high °F919293939188888887868789
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
Costa Rica — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Nadi / Denarau — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Costa Rica

  1. 1.The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Planet Hollywood Costa Rica by Royalton, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica — · ★ 4.4

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

Full Costa Rica guide

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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