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Los Cabos vs Portugal

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

By the numbers

Los CabosPortugal
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog01
Average guest rating—★ 4.6
Nightly rates—$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 1
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflyNovember–March
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilJune–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~7–9h from the US East Coast (often one stop)

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
Portugal — high °F616265687279848480746762
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Portugal — rain (in)3.12.61.61.50.80.20.10.21.12.63.33.9

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Algarve — 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 Portugal

  1. 1.Pine Cliffs Resort — Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal · ★ 4.6

Chains here: The Luxury Collection

Full Portugal guide

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