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Costa Rica vs Viti Levu

Costa Rica and Viti Levu, 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 · Viti Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

Costa RicaViti Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog54
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.3
Nightly rates$800+—
Adults-only resorts1 of 50 of 4
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), with September–October seriously wetNovember–April, wettest January–March — the resort-lined west and south are the island's dry side
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dry in GuanacasteMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays

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 Viti Levu resorts
Viti Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Costa Rica — high °F919293939188888887868789
Viti Levu — high °F888887858381808082848687
Costa Rica — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Viti Levu — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5

Approximate climate normals for Guanacaste / Papagayo and Nadi / Denarau — 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 Viti Levu

  1. 1.Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Shangri-La Yanuca Island, Fiji — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Sheraton Fiji Golf & Beach Resort — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Marriott Hotels & Resorts · Shangri-La · Sheraton

Full Viti Levu guide

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