Greece vs Montego Bay

Greece 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.

Greece guide · Montego Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Greece	Montego Bay
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog	7	2
Average guest rating	★ 4.7	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	$300–$800+/night	—
Adults-only resorts	2 of 7	0 of 2
Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	November–February	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Sweet spot	Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)	December–April
Flight time	~9–11h from the US, often via a hub	~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.

Weather, month by month

	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
Montego Bay — 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
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 Crete and Montego Bay / Rose Hall — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Greece

Chains here: Ikos Resorts · Grecotel · TUI BLUE

Full Greece guide

Best of Montego Bay

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

Full Montego Bay guide

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