French Polynesia vs St. Lucia

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

Private villa courtyard at Serenity at Coconut Bay with turquoise plunge pool, loungers, and pink cottage beyond palm trees.

French Polynesia and St. Lucia, 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 St. Lucia
French Polynesia	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	17 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$87–$810/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	8 of 17
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April
French & Tahitian (English at resorts)	Language	English
CFP franc (XPF) – US dollars not widely used	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
220V, Type C/E plugs (bring an adapter)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the right	Driving	On the left
Tahiti–Papeete (PPT), then a flight to Bora Bora (BOB)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~8h nonstop from the US West Coast (LAX–PPT)	Flight time	~4.5–5h 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

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Tahiti / Bora Bora and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.