French Polynesia vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

French Polynesia and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

French Polynesia compared with U.S. Virgin Islands
French Polynesia	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	–
2 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–April	Rainy season	September–November
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	December–April
CFP franc (XPF) – US dollars not widely used	Currency	U.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
On the right	Driving	On the left, in U.S.-spec cars

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

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and U.S. Virgin Islands
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

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