Dominican Republic vs Los Cabos

Luxury bathroom at Sanctuary Cap Cana with soaking tub, dual sinks, travertine walls, and ocean view through tall window.

Dominican Republic41 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

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.

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
41 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$40–$505/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$878/night pp
15 of 41	Adults-only resorts	3 of 4
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
December–April	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures

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.