Los Cabos vs Riviera Maya

Aerial view of Barceló Maya Palace resort showing blue pool complex, palm-lined grounds, beachfront buildings, and Caribbean Sea.

Los Cabos and Riviera Maya, 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 Riviera Maya
Los Cabos	Measure	Riviera Maya
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
4	Resorts in our catalog	41 (better)
★ 4.6 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$117–$878/night pp	Nightly rates	$41–$719/night pp (better)
3 of 4	Adults-only resorts	12 of 41
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	Generally May–October; winter nortes can also bring rain and rough seas
December–May for milder temperatures	Sweet spot	December–April
Desert scenery, golf, marina outings and resort time	Best for	Combining resort time with towns, cenotes and archaeological sites
Confirm swimming access at the specific resort	Beach check	Confirm swimming access and recent conditions at your resort

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

Riviera Maya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Los Cabos and Riviera Maya
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
Riviera Maya · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
Riviera Maya · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Playa del Carmen–Tulum: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.