Los Cabos vs St. Lucia

Los Cabos and St. Lucia, 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 · St. Lucia guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Los Cabos	St. Lucia
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog	0	9
Average guest rating	—	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	—	$800+
Adults-only resorts	0 of 0	4 of 9
Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	Essentially just September, and briefly	June–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spot	October–June; whales December–April	December–April
Flight time	~2–3h from the US West Coast	~4.5–5h 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.

Weather, month by month

	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
St. Lucia — 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
St. Lucia — 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 Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) — 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 St. Lucia

Chains here: Coconut Bay Resorts · Jade Mountain · Sandals Resorts

Full St. Lucia guide

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