Jamaica vs Portugal

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

Resort pool with loungers and umbrellas flanked by white buildings, ocean and coastline visible beyond.

Jamaica and Portugal, 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.

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By the numbers

Jamaica compared with Portugal
Jamaica	Measure	Portugal
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
22	Resorts in our catalog	15
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$117–$430/night pp	Nightly rates	$65–$333/night pp
13 of 22	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	November–March
December–April	Sweet spot	June–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)
English (plus Patois)	Language	Portuguese (English widely spoken in the Algarve)
Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted	Currency	Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted
110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the left	Driving	On the right
Montego Bay (MBJ)	Main airport	Faro (FAO)
~3–4h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast (often one stop)

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

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Jamaica and Portugal
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
Portugal · high °F	61	62	65	68	72	79	84	84	80	74	67	62
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
Portugal · rain (in)	3.1	2.6	1.6	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.1	2.6	3.3	3.9