Fiji vs Riviera Maya

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

Aerial view of Barceló Maya Palace resort showing blue pool complex, palm-lined grounds, beachfront buildings, and Caribbean Sea.

Fiji 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.

By the numbers

Fiji compared with Riviera Maya
Fiji	Measure	Riviera Maya
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	41 (better)
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$74–$1327/night pp	Nightly rates	$41–$719/night pp (better)
7 of 14	Adults-only resorts	12 of 41
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	Generally May–October; winter nortes can also bring rain and rough seas
May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays	Sweet spot	December–April

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

Riviera Maya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Fiji and Riviera Maya
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
Riviera Maya · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
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 Nadi / Denarau and Playa del Carmen–Tulum: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.