Greece vs Jamaica

Curved turquoise pool with metal railing overlooking white resort buildings, beach loungers, and Mediterranean Sea under clear blue sky.

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Greece and Jamaica, 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

Greece compared with Jamaica
Greece	Measure	Jamaica
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
32	Resorts in our catalog	22
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$64–$2113/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$430/night pp
7 of 32	Adults-only resorts	13 of 22
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)	Sweet spot	December–April
Greek (English widely spoken)	Language	English (plus Patois)
Euro	Currency	Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted
230V, European Type C/F plugs	Power	110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the right	Driving	On the left
~9–11h from the US, often via a hub	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.

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Greece and Jamaica
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Greece · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
Jamaica · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Greece · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0
Jamaica · 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