Fiji vs Puerto Vallarta

Wooden bungalow with thatched-roof structures nestled in tropical vegetation overlooking calm blue ocean waters.

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

Fiji and Puerto Vallarta, 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

Fiji compared with Puerto Vallarta
Fiji	Measure	Puerto Vallarta
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	13
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.3
$109–$1327/night pp	Nightly rates	$71–$201/night pp (better)
6 of 13	Adults-only resorts	2 of 13
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk (better)
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills
May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays	Sweet spot	November–May; whales in the bay December–March
Nadi (NAN): Denarau 20 min; island resorts by boat or small plane	Airport	Puerto Vallarta (PVR), most resorts 10–40 min
Soft-coral diving; village visits; legendary kids' clubs	Signature	Banderas Bay sunsets; whales December–March

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

Fiji

Puerto Vallarta

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Fiji and Puerto Vallarta
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Fiji · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	83
Fiji · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5

Approximate climate normals for Nadi / Denarau and Banderas Bay: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.