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Los Cabos vs South Africa

Los Cabos and South Africa, 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 · South Africa guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosSouth Africa
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog01
Average guest rating—★ 4.7
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 (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilApril–September for dry, mild weather — also prime safari season inland
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)

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
South Africa — high °F828382797774737475777981
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
South Africa — rain (in)5.34.84.82.92.21.11.51.92.94.34.84.0

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban) — 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 South Africa

  1. 1.Club Med South Africa Beach & Safari — KZN North Coast, South Africa · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Club Med

Full South Africa guide

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