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Los Cabos vs Maldives

Los Cabos and Maldives, 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 · Maldives guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosMaldives
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog013
Average guest rating★ 4.8
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 13
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflyMay–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilJanuary–March
Flight time~2–3h from the US West CoastLong-haul, usually one connection

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
Maldives — high °F868788888786868686868686
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Maldives — rain (in)4.52.02.95.28.56.55.86.99.68.79.19.0

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

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