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Los Cabos vs Malaysia

Los Cabos and Malaysia, 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.

Los Cabos guide · Malaysia guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosMalaysia
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog01
Average guest rating—★ 4.5
Nightly rates—$500–$800/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 1
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflyApril–October, wettest September–October
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilDecember–March
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~22–26h from the US with one or two stops

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

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Los Cabos — high °F787981858993939290888480
Malaysia — high °F909191918988888887878788
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Malaysia — rain (in)1.42.04.17.49.17.07.88.512.813.59.23.5

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Langkawi — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Los Cabos

No Los Cabos resorts in our catalog yet.

Full Los Cabos guide

Best of Malaysia

  1. 1.Club Med Borneo — Sabah, Malaysia · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Club Med

Full Malaysia guide

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