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Los Cabos vs Montego Bay

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.

Los Cabos guide · Montego Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosMontego Bay
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog02
Average guest rating—★ 4.5
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 2
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflyMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilDecember–April
AirportLos Cabos (SJD) — Corridor resorts 20–45 minSangster (MBJ) — most resorts 10–30 min
Best forAdults-leaning luxury, golf, whale season, West Coast escapesShort transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~3–4h from the US East Coast

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
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Montego Bay / Rose Hall — 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 Montego Bay

  1. 1.S Hotel Montego Bay — · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

Full Montego Bay guide

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