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Italy vs Los Cabos

Italy and Los Cabos, 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.

Italy guide · Los Cabos guide · How we score

By the numbers

ItalyLos Cabos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog10
Average guest rating★ 4.6—
Nightly rates$500–$800/night—
Adults-only resorts0 of 10 of 0
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonOctober–DecemberEssentially just September, and briefly
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August is hot, busy, and priced accordinglyOctober–June; whales December–April
Flight time~9–11h from the US East Coast (usually one stop)~2–3h from the US West 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
Italy — high °F596063687583888882746660
Los Cabos — high °F787981858993939290888480
Italy — rain (in)2.82.41.91.70.90.40.20.51.63.93.73.3
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6

Approximate climate normals for Sicily and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Italy

  1. 1.Club Med Cefalù — Cefalù, Sicily, Italy · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Club Med

Full Italy guide

Best of Los Cabos

No Los Cabos resorts in our catalog yet.

Full Los Cabos guide

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