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Los Cabos vs Thailand

Los Cabos and Thailand, 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 · Thailand guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosThailand
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog01
Average guest rating—★ 4.7
Nightly rates—$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 1
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflyMay–October, wettest September–October
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilNovember–April (the Gulf side — Koh Samui — runs on a different clock, wettest October–December)
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~20–24h from the US with one stop

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
Thailand — high °F899091918988888887878788
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Thailand — rain (in)1.41.22.34.313.58.710.210.515.512.17.13.0

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Phuket / Andaman coast — 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 Thailand

  1. 1.Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket — Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Centara Grand

Full Thailand guide

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