Jamaica vs Tanzania

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

Thatched-roof pavilion with blue curtains surrounded by palm trees, flowering plants, and a small pool at The Palms Zanzibar.

Jamaica and Tanzania, 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 Tanzania
Jamaica	Measure	Tanzania
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 3: Reconsider Travel
22	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$117–$430/night pp	Nightly rates	$152–$615/night pp
13 of 22	Adults-only resorts	0 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November
December–April	Sweet spot	June–October and December–February
English (plus Patois)	Language	Swahili & English (English widely used in tourism)
Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted	Currency	Tanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted
110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the left	Driving	On the left
Montego Bay (MBJ)	Main airport	Zanzibar / Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ)
~3–4h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~16–19h+ from the US, with a connection

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

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Jamaica and Tanzania
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
Tanzania · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
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
Tanzania · rain (in)	3.0	2.4	5.9	15.3	7.8	1.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	3.5	8.0	5.5