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Fiji vs St. Lucia

Fiji and St. Lucia, 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.

Fiji guide · St. Lucia guide · How we score

By the numbers

FijiSt. Lucia
U.S. travel advisory—Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog79
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.5
Nightly rates—$800+
Adults-only resorts2 of 74 of 9
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonNovember–April, wettest January–MarchJune–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spotMay–October — dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidaysDecember–April
LanguageEnglish official — the easiest South Pacific for anglophonesEnglish
CurrencyFijian dollarEast Caribbean dollar — USD widely accepted
Flight time~11h nonstop from Los Angeles~4.5–5h from the US East Coast

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Fiji — high °F888887858381808082848687
St. Lucia — high °F848485878888888888878684
Fiji — rain (in)11.911.312.97.13.92.41.92.43.24.25.57.5
St. Lucia — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2

Approximate climate normals for Nadi / Denarau and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Fiji

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

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Best of St. Lucia

  1. 1.Serenity at Coconut Bay — · ★ 4.9
  2. 2.Jade Mountain — Soufrière, St. Lucia · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.Sandals Grande St. Lucian — · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Coconut Bay Resorts · Jade Mountain · Sandals Resorts

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