Destinations · Head-to-head
Los Cabos vs Spain
Los Cabos and Spain, 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 · Spain guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Los Cabos | Measure | Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 1 | Resorts in our catalog | 33 (better) |
| ★ 4.6 | Average guest rating | ★ 4.6 |
| – | Nightly rates | $64–$472/night pp |
| 1 of 1 | Adults-only resorts | 7 of 33 |
| Low hurricane risk | Hurricane exposure | No hurricane season (better) |
| Essentially just September, and briefly | Rainy season | September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet |
| October–June; whales December–April | Sweet spot | June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season |
| ~2–3h from the US West Coast | Flight time | ~7–9h from the US East Coast |
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
Spain
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 |
| Spain · high °F | 59 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 73 | 65 | 60 |
| 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 |
| Spain · rain (in) | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Mallorca: 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
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