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Greece vs Punta Cana

Greece and Punta Cana, 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 · Punta Cana guide · How we score

By the numbers

GreecePunta Cana
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog720
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.6
Nightly rates$300–$800+/nightUnder $300–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts2 of 78 of 20
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonNovember–FebruaryMay and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours
Sweet spotLate May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)December–April
CurrencyEuroDominican peso — USD accepted everywhere tourists go
Flight time~9–11h from the US, often via a hub~3.5–4.5h 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.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Greece — high °F606164697683858581746862
Punta Cana — high °F848485868788898988878684
Greece — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0
Punta Cana — rain (in)2.01.71.72.54.53.02.53.53.54.53.52.5

Approximate climate normals for Crete and Punta Cana / Bávaro — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Greece

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Olivia — Halkidiki, Greece · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Ikos Aria — Kos, Greece · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Ikos Resorts · Grecotel · TUI BLUE

Full Greece guide

Best of Punta Cana

  1. 1.Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa — Cap Cana, Dominican Republic · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Sanctuary Cap Cana, a Luxury Collection Resort — Cap Cana, Dominican Republic · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Excellence Punta Cana — · ★ 4.9

Chains here: Secrets · Barceló Hotels & Resorts · The Luxury Collection

Full Punta Cana guide

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