Guanacaste vs Morocco

Illuminated beachfront dining pavilion with white railings and thatched-roof bungalows reflected in the pool at dusk.

Large manicured lawn in front of terracotta building with palm trees at Sol Oasis Marrakech, outdoor seating visible under covered patio.

Guanacaste and Morocco, 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

Guanacaste compared with Morocco
Guanacaste	Measure	Morocco
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6	Resorts in our catalog	17 (better)
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$88–$285/night pp	Nightly rates	$56–$1371/night pp (better)
1 of 6	Adults-only resorts	2 of 17
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October	Rainy season	November–February, and lightly
December–April, bone-dry	Sweet spot	Genuinely year-round; spring and fall are ideal

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

Guanacaste

Morocco

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Guanacaste and Morocco
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Guanacaste · high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Morocco · high °F	69	70	73	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	74	70
Guanacaste · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5
Morocco · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Papagayo / Guanacaste and Agadir: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.