Dominican Republic vs Los Cabos

White multi-story resort building with pool, loungers, umbrellas, and palm trees on manicured lawn at Excellence El Carmen.

Dominican Republic33 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Oceanfront wedding ceremony setup at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos with white chairs, stone archway, and sea views.

Dominican Republic and Los Cabos, 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.

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By the numbers

Dominican Republic compared with Los Cabos
Dominican Republic	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
33 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$68–$505/night pp	Nightly rates	–
12 of 33	Adults-only resorts	1 of 1
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk (better)
May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours	Rainy season	Essentially just September, and briefly
December–April	Sweet spot	October–June; whales December–April
~3.5–4h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~2–3h from the US West Coast

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Dominican Republic

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Dominican Republic and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dominican Republic · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	88	87	86	84
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Dominican Republic · rain (in)	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.5	4.5	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	4.5	3.5	2.5
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Punta Cana and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.