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Croatia vs Montego Bay

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.

Croatia guide · Montego Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

CroatiaMontego Bay
U.S. travel advisory—Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog62
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.5
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts3 of 60 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonOctober–DecemberMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August for full beach seasonDecember–April

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Croatia — high °F505257637280858577685852
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Croatia — rain (in)3.12.72.83.12.41.91.01.63.23.44.53.8
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5

Approximate climate normals for Split / Makarska Riviera and Montego Bay / Rose Hall — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Croatia

  1. 1.BRETANIDE Sport & Wellness Resort — · ★ 4.7
  2. 2.Valamar Bellevue Resort — · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Adriatic Beach — · ★ 4.5

Chains here: TUI BLUE · Valamar · Waterman

Full Croatia guide

Best of Montego Bay

  1. 1.S Hotel Montego Bay — · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

Full Montego Bay guide

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