Destinations · Head-to-head
Los Cabos vs Rodney Bay
Los Cabos and Rodney 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 · Rodney Bay guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Los Cabos | Measure | Rodney Bay |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 1 | Resorts in our catalog | 7 (better) |
| ★ 4.6 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.4 |
| – | Nightly rates | $89–$480/night pp |
| 1 of 1 | Adults-only resorts | 1 of 7 |
| Low hurricane risk (better) | Hurricane exposure | In the hurricane belt |
| Essentially just September, and briefly | Rainy season | June–November, heaviest September–October |
| October–June; whales December–April | Sweet spot | December–April |
| Adults-leaning luxury, golf, whale season, West Coast escapes | Best for | First St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelers |
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
Rodney Bay
Weather, month by month
| 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 |
| Rodney Bay · high °F | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| 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 |
| Rodney Bay · rain (in) | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 5.2 |
Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Rodney Bay / Gros Islet: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
Where you'd actually stay
Chains here: Le Blanc Spa Resorts / Palace Resorts
Not these two?
Square up two other destinations
More destination head-to-heads
Jamaica vs Dominican RepublicJamaica vs ArubaMexico vs Dominican RepublicJamaica vs MexicoAruba vs Turks & CaicosAruba vs CuraçaoJamaica vs St. LuciaMaldives vs MauritiusGreece vs TurkeyMaldives vs French PolynesiaCancún vs Punta CanaCancún vs Riviera MayaPunta Cana vs Riviera MayaMontego Bay vs NegrilLos Cabos vs Puerto VallartaBarbados West Coast vs Barbados South CoastMaldives vs SeychellesSeychelles vs MauritiusSri Lanka vs MaldivesBahamas vs Turks & CaicosChile vs Argentina