Curaçao vs Riviera Maya

Curaçao and Riviera Maya, 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 · Riviera Maya guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Curaçao	Riviera Maya
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	0	8
Average guest rating	—	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	—	$300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts	0 of 0	3 of 8
Hurricane exposure	Outside the hurricane belt	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	October–December, still modest by Caribbean standards	June–October, heaviest September–October
Sweet spot	Year-round; May–November is the value window	December–April
Currency	Caribbean guilder – USD widely accepted	Mexican peso — USD widely accepted in resort corridors

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
Riviera Maya — high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
Riviera Maya — rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5

Approximate climate normals for West-coast beaches and Playa del Carmen–Tulum — 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 Riviera Maya

Chains here: Barceló · Grand Velas · UNICO Hotel Collection

Full Riviera Maya guide

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