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Jamaica vs Malé Atolls

Jamaica and Malé Atolls, 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.

Jamaica guide · Malé Atolls guide · How we score

By the numbers

JamaicaMalé Atolls
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog85
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.7
Nightly rates$300–$800/night$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts4 of 80 of 5
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon burstsMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
Sweet spotDecember–AprilJanuary–March

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Jamaica resorts
Jamaica
Map of Malé Atolls resorts
Malé Atolls

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Jamaica — high °F828283848688888888878583
Malé Atolls — high °F868788888786868686868686
Jamaica — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5
Malé Atolls — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay and Malé — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Jamaica

  1. 1.Excellence Oyster Bay — · ★ 4.9
  2. 2.Sandals Dunn's River — · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Excellence Resorts · Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts

Full Jamaica guide

Best of Malé Atolls

  1. 1.Club Med Kani — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Gili Lankanfushi — North Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.8
  3. 3.Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort — South Malé Atoll, Maldives · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Club Med · Gili Lankanfushi · Anantara

Full Malé Atolls guide

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