Los Cabos vs Montego Bay

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

Los Cabos and Montego Bay, 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

Los Cabos compared with Montego Bay
Los Cabos	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
4	Resorts in our catalog	20 (better)
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$117–$878/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$120–$822/night pp
3 of 4	Adults-only resorts	12 of 20
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Summer and fall storms can bring heavy rain; the desert setting does not rule out disruption	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
December–May for milder temperatures	Sweet spot	December–April
Los Cabos International (SJD), near San José del Cabo	Airport	Sangster (MBJ), most resorts 10–30 min
Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time	Best for	Short transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips

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

Los Cabos

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Los Cabos and Montego Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Los Cabos · high °F	78	79	81	85	89	93	93	92	90	88	84	80
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Los Cabos · rain (in)	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.9	1.6	4.0	1.0	0.4	0.6
Montego Bay · 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

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.