Curaçao vs Guanacaste

Curaçao and Guanacaste, 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.

Curaçao guide · Guanacaste guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Curaçao	Guanacaste
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	0	5
Average guest rating	—	★ 4.4
Nightly rates	—	$800+
Adults-only resorts	0 of 0	1 of 5
Hurricane exposure	Outside the hurricane belt	Low hurricane risk
Rainy season	October–December, still modest by Caribbean standards	May–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October
Sweet spot	Year-round; May–November is the value window	December–April, bone-dry

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Curaçao — high °F	85	85	86	87	88	89	89	90	90	89	87	85
Guanacaste — high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Curaçao — rain (in)	1.9	1.1	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.8	1.4	1.3	1.7	3.0	3.9	3.7
Guanacaste — rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5

Approximate climate normals for West-coast beaches and Papagayo / Guanacaste — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Curaçao

No Curaçao resorts in our catalog yet.

Full Curaçao guide

Best of Guanacaste

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

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