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Guanacaste vs Turks & Caicos

Guanacaste and Turks & Caicos, 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.

Guanacaste guide · Turks & Caicos guide · How we score

By the numbers

GuanacasteTurks & Caicos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog52
Average guest rating★ 4.4★ 4.3
Nightly rates$800+$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts1 of 50 of 2
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–OctoberSeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
Sweet spotDecember–April, bone-dryDecember–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder

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
Guanacaste — high °F919293939188888887868789
Turks & Caicos — high °F818183848789909089878482
Guanacaste — rain (in)0.10.10.20.77.79.05.97.913.012.24.30.5
Turks & Caicos — rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

Approximate climate normals for Papagayo / Guanacaste and Providenciales — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Guanacaste

  1. 1.The Westin Reserva Conchal, an All-Inclusive Golf Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Planet Hollywood Costa Rica by Royalton, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort — · ★ 4.4
  3. 3.Secrets Papagayo Costa Rica — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: Westin · Planet Hollywood Hotels & Resorts · Secrets Resorts & Spas

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Best of Turks & Caicos

  1. 1.Beaches Turks & Caicos — Providenciales, Turks & Caicos · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Alexandra Resort - All-Inclusive — · ★ 4.1

Chains here: Beaches · Alexandra Resort

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