French Polynesia vs Los Cabos

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

Oceanfront wedding ceremony setup at Le Blanc Spa Resort Los Cabos with white chairs, stone archway, and sea views.

French Polynesia and Los Cabos, 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 · Los Cabos guide · How we score

By the numbers

French Polynesia compared with Los Cabos
French Polynesia	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	–
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	1 of 1
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
November–April	Rainy season	Essentially just September, and briefly
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	October–June; whales December–April
~8h nonstop from the US West Coast (LAX–PPT)	Flight time	~2–3h from the US West Coast

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

French Polynesia

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Los Cabos
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
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
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
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Tahiti / Bora Bora and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.