Jamaica vs Los Cabos

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Jamaica 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.

By the numbers

Jamaica compared with Los Cabos
Jamaica	Measure	Los Cabos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
44 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	4
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$117–$822/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$878/night pp
27 of 44	Adults-only resorts	3 of 4
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption
December–April	Sweet spot	December–May for milder temperatures

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

Jamaica

Los Cabos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Jamaica and Los Cabos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Jamaica · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Jamaica · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay and Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.