Crete vs Jamaica

Outdoor dining area with white sail shade canopies over wicker chairs and tables, black support columns, and sea views beyond.

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Crete and Jamaica, 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

Crete compared with Jamaica
Crete	Measure	Jamaica
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
18	Resorts in our catalog	44 (better)
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$45–$2113/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$822/night pp
5 of 18	Adults-only resorts	27 of 44
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
June and September; July–August is hottest and busiest	Sweet spot	December–April

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

Crete

Jamaica

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Crete and Jamaica
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Crete · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
Jamaica · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Crete · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0
Jamaica · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Montego Bay: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.