Los Cabos vs Ocho Rios

Curved pool with blue water surrounded by lounge chairs and palm trees, white gazebo in center, multi-story resort buildings with red-tiled roofs in background.

Los Cabos and Ocho Rios, 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 Ocho Rios
Los Cabos	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
4	Resorts in our catalog	9 (better)
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$117–$878/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$475/night pp
3 of 4	Adults-only resorts	6 of 9
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; the rain is why it's this green
December–May for milder temperatures	Sweet spot	December–April
Los Cabos International (SJD), near San José del Cabo	Airport	Sangster (MBJ) ~90 min, or Ian Fleming (OCJ) for small aircraft
Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time	Best for	Waterfalls + gardens + excursions; couples classics

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

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Los Cabos and Ocho Rios
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
Ocho Rios · 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
Ocho Rios · rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.