Costa Rica vs Ocho Rios

Costa Rica and Ocho Rios, 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 · Ocho Rios guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Costa Rica	Ocho Rios
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	5	2
Average guest rating	★ 4.4	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	$800+	—
Adults-only resorts	1 of 5	1 of 2
Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet	May–June and September–November — the rain is why it's this green
Sweet spot	December–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste	December–April

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
Ocho Rios — high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Ocho Rios — rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Ocho Rios / St. Ann — 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 Ocho Rios

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Palace Resorts

Full Ocho Rios guide

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