Guanacaste vs Spain

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

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Guanacaste and Spain, 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 Spain
Guanacaste	Measure	Spain
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6	Resorts in our catalog	35 (better)
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$88–$285/night pp	Nightly rates	$54–$463/night pp (better)
1 of 6	Adults-only resorts	7 of 35
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
December–April, bone-dry	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season

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

Spain

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Guanacaste and Spain
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
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
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
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9

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