French Polynesia vs Montego Bay

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

Beachfront dining area at JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar with wooden tables, white chairs, cream umbrellas, and a tall palm tree, with the resort building and bar in the background.

French Polynesia and Montego Bay, 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

French Polynesia compared with Montego Bay
French Polynesia	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	7 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$120–$210/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	4 of 7
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April
~8h nonstop from the US West Coast (LAX–PPT)	Flight time	~3–4h 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. 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

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Montego Bay
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
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Montego Bay · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

Approximate climate normals for Tahiti / Bora Bora and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.