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Costa Rica vs Mauritius

Costa Rica and Mauritius, 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.

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By the numbers

Costa Rica compared with Mauritius
Costa RicaMeasureMauritius
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7Resorts in our catalog17
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.5 (better)
$119–$289/night ppNightly rates$147–$303/night pp
1 of 7Adults-only resorts5 of 17
Low hurricane riskHurricane exposureIn the hurricane belt
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetRainy seasonJanuary–March
December–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteSweet spotMay–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)
Spanish (English common in tourist areas)LanguageEnglish & French official; Mauritian Creole everyday
Costa Rican colón – USD widely acceptedCurrencyMauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely accepted
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)Power230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the rightDrivingOn the left
Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)Main airportPort Louis / Plaisance (MRU)
~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)Flight time~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connection

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Costa Rica resorts
Costa Rica
Map of Mauritius resorts
Mauritius

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and Mauritius
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Costa Rica · high °F919293939188888887868789
Mauritius · high °F868686848178777779818385
Costa Rica · rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Mauritius · rain (in)10.411.09.45.03.82.62.32.51.41.61.96.7

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Island-wide: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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