Costa Rica vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands3 resorts · ★ 3.8 average

Costa Rica and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 U.S. Virgin Islands
Costa Rica	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
6 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.4 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 3.8
$88–$285/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$150–$321/night pp
1 of 6	Adults-only resorts	2 of 3
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wet	Rainy season	September–November
December–April, bone-dry in Guanacaste	Sweet spot	December–April
Costa Rican colón – USD widely accepted	Currency	U.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
On the right	Driving	On the left, in U.S.-spec cars

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

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Costa Rica and U.S. Virgin Islands
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

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