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Croatia vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Croatia and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

CroatiaU.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisory——
Resorts in our catalog62
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 3.5
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts3 of 62 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonOctober–DecemberSeptember–November
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August for full beach seasonDecember–April
AirportsSplit (SPU) and Dubrovnik (DBV)St. Thomas (STT) and St. Croix (STX)
SeasonMay–October; June and September are the sweet spotsDecember–April prime; hurricane season June–November
CurrencyEuroU.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work

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
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F848485868788898989888685
Croatia — rain (in)3.12.72.83.12.41.91.01.63.23.44.53.8
U.S. Virgin Islands — rain (in)2.01.51.52.53.52.52.53.55.55.55.03.0

Approximate climate normals for Split / Makarska Riviera and St. Croix / St. Thomas — 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 U.S. Virgin Islands

  1. 1.Carina Bay Boutique All-Inclusive Resort & Casino — · ★ 3.7
  2. 2.Oceans at Carina Bay — · ★ 3.4

Chains here: Divi Resorts

Full U.S. Virgin Islands guide

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