Jamaica vs Zanzibar

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 Zanzibar, 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 Zanzibar
Jamaica	Measure	Zanzibar
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
44 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	15
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$138–$822/night pp	Nightly rates	$93–$723/night pp (better)
27 of 44	Adults-only resorts	0 of 15
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March to May (April is the wettest month), short rains in November
December–April	Sweet spot	June to October and December to February

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

Zanzibar

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Jamaica and Zanzibar
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
Zanzibar · 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
Zanzibar · 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

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay and Zanzibar (ZNZ): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.