French Polynesia vs Mexico

French Polynesia and Mexico, 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

French Polynesia compared with Mexico
French Polynesia	Measure	Mexico
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
0	Resorts in our catalog	91 (better)
–	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
–	Nightly rates	$55–$1694/night pp
0 of 0	Adults-only resorts	31 of 91
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	Generally May–October on the Caribbean coast; rain can also occur in winter
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April
French & Tahitian (English at resorts)	Language	Spanish (English at many resorts)
CFP franc (XPF) – US dollars not widely used	Currency	Mexican peso (MXN)
220V, Type C/E plugs (bring an adapter)	Power	Type A/B plugs, as in the U.S.
On the right	Driving	On the right

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.

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Mexico
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
Mexico · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
Mexico · 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 Tahiti / Bora Bora and Cancún / Riviera Maya: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.