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Croatia vs Rodney Bay

Croatia and Rodney 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 · Rodney Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

CroatiaRodney Bay
U.S. travel advisory—Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog65
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.3
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts3 of 61 of 5
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonOctober–DecemberJune–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August for full beach seasonDecember–April
AirportsSplit (SPU) and Dubrovnik (DBV)UVF is 75–90 min south; regional SLU (Castries) is ~20 min
SeasonMay–October; June and September are the sweet spotsDecember–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt)

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 Croatia resorts
Croatia
Map of Rodney Bay resorts
Rodney Bay

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Croatia — high °F505257637280858577685852
Rodney Bay — high °F848485878888888888878684
Croatia — rain (in)3.12.72.83.12.41.91.01.63.23.44.53.8
Rodney Bay — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2

Approximate climate normals for Split / Makarska Riviera and Rodney Bay / Gros Islet — 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 Rodney Bay

  1. 1.Sandals Grande St. Lucian — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences — · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Bay Gardens Resorts · Coco Resorts

Full Rodney Bay guide

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