French Polynesia vs Greece

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

French Polynesia2 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Curved turquoise pool with metal railing overlooking white resort buildings, beach loungers, and Mediterranean Sea under clear blue sky.

French Polynesia and Greece, 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.

French Polynesia guide · Greece guide · How we score

By the numbers

French Polynesia compared with Greece
French Polynesia	Measure	Greece
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
2	Resorts in our catalog	32
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$64–$2113/night pp
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	7 of 32
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–April	Rainy season	November–February
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)
French & Tahitian (English at resorts)	Language	Greek (English widely spoken)
CFP franc (XPF) – US dollars not widely used	Currency	Euro
220V, Type C/E plugs (bring an adapter)	Power	230V, European Type C/F plugs
On the right	Driving	On the right
~8h nonstop from the US West Coast (LAX–PPT)	Flight time	~9–11h from the US, often via a hub

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

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Greece
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
French Polynesia · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Greece · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
French Polynesia · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
Greece · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0