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Costa Rica vs Los Cabos

Costa Rica and Los Cabos, 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 · Los Cabos guide · How we score

By the numbers

Costa RicaLos Cabos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog50
Average guest rating★ 4.4—
Nightly rates$800+—
Adults-only resorts1 of 50 of 0
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetEssentially just September, and briefly
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteOctober–June; whales December–April
Flight time~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)~2–3h from the US West Coast

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
Los Cabos — high °F787981858993939290888480
Costa Rica — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo — 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 Los Cabos

No Los Cabos resorts in our catalog yet.

Full Los Cabos guide

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