Croatia vs Montego Bay

Long pool with loungers and umbrellas overlooking Adriatic Sea and forested coastline at Girandella Resort, Valamar Collection.

Beachfront dining area at JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar with wooden tables, white chairs, cream umbrellas, and a tall palm tree, with the resort building and bar in the background.

Croatia and Montego Bay, 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.

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By the numbers

Croatia compared with Montego Bay
Croatia	Measure	Montego Bay
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
11 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	7
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$35–$245/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$120–$210/night pp
3 of 11	Adults-only resorts	4 of 7
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
October–December	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
June and September; July–August for full beach season	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

Croatia

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Croatia and Montego Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Croatia · high °F	50	52	57	63	72	80	85	85	77	68	58	52
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Croatia · rain (in)	3.1	2.7	2.8	3.1	2.4	1.9	1.0	1.6	3.2	3.4	4.5	3.8
Montego Bay · 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 Split / Makarska Riviera and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.