Costa Rica vs Turks & Caicos

Illuminated beachfront dining pavilion with white railings and thatched-roof bungalows reflected in the pool at dusk.

White modern villa with turquoise pool overlooking ocean beach at Ambergris Cay, with lounge chairs and covered patio seating.

Costa Rica and Turks & Caicos, 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.

By the numbers

Costa Rica compared with Turks & Caicos
Costa Rica	Measure	Turks & Caicos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$88–$285/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$333–$2073/night pp
1 of 6	Adults-only resorts	1 of 5
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet	Rainy season	September–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
December–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste	Sweet spot	December–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
Spanish (English common in tourist areas)	Language	English
Costa Rican colón – USD widely accepted	Currency	U.S. dollar (official)
120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the right	Driving	On the left
Liberia – Daniel Oduber (LIR)	Main airport	Providenciales (PLS)
~3.5–5.5h from the US (nonstops to Liberia)	Flight time	~1.5–3.5h from the US East Coast

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Costa Rica

Turks & Caicos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and Turks & Caicos
Measure	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
Turks & Caicos · high °F	81	81	83	84	87	89	90	90	89	87	84	82
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
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.5

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Providenciales: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.