Jamaica vs Turkey

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

Aerial view of Concorde De Luxe Resort's distinctive white building with curved wings overlooking multiple pools, beach, and turquoise Mediterranean Sea with boats.

Jamaica and Turkey, 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 Turkey
Jamaica	Measure	Turkey
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
22	Resorts in our catalog	17
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$117–$430/night pp	Nightly rates	$1–$421/night pp
13 of 22	Adults-only resorts	0 of 17
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	November–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)
December–April	Sweet spot	May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F
English (plus Patois)	Language	Turkish (English common in resorts)
Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted	Currency	Turkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts
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	Antalya (AYT)
~3–4h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~11–13h from the US East Coast (one stop)

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 Turkey
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
Turkey · high °F	59	60	64	70	78	86	93	93	87	79	69	61
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
Turkey · rain (in)	9.2	6.3	3.8	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.6	7.1	10.2