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.

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By the numbers

Fiji compared with Riviera Maya
Fiji	Measure	Riviera Maya
–	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13	Resorts in our catalog	39 (better)
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$109–$1327/night pp	Nightly rates	$46–$635/night pp (better)
6 of 13	Adults-only resorts	9 of 39
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April, wettest January–March	Rainy season	June–October, heaviest September–October
May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays	Sweet spot	December–April
Nadi (NAN): Denarau 20 min; island resorts by boat or small plane	Airport	Cancún (CUN); transfers run 25–90 min depending how far south
Fijian dollar	Currency	Mexican peso; USD widely accepted in resort corridors
Soft-coral diving; village visits; legendary kids' clubs	Signature	Jungle-meets-sea resorts; the cenote belt inland

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.