French Polynesia vs Puerto Vallarta

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

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

French Polynesia and Puerto Vallarta, 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 · Puerto Vallarta guide · How we score

By the numbers

French Polynesia compared with Puerto Vallarta
French Polynesia	Measure	Puerto Vallarta
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	13 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.3
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$71–$201/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	2 of 13
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
November–April	Rainy season	June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	November–May; whales in the bay December–March

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

Puerto Vallarta

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Puerto Vallarta
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
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	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
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5

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