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Los Cabos vs Turks & Caicos

Los Cabos and Turks & Caicos, 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 · Turks & Caicos guide · How we score

By the numbers

Los CabosTurks & Caicos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog02
Average guest rating—★ 4.3
Nightly rates—$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 00 of 2
Hurricane exposureLow hurricane riskIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonEssentially just September, and brieflySeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
Sweet spotOctober–June; whales December–AprilDecember–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
Flight time~2–3h from the US West Coast~1.5–3.5h 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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Los Cabos — high °F787981858993939290888480
Turks & Caicos — high °F818183848789909089878482
Los Cabos — rain (in)0.30.10.10.00.00.10.91.64.01.00.40.6
Turks & Caicos — rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

Approximate climate normals for Cabo San Lucas / San José del Cabo and Providenciales — 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 Turks & Caicos

  1. 1.Beaches Turks & Caicos — Providenciales, Turks & Caicos · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Alexandra Resort - All-Inclusive — · ★ 4.1

Chains here: Beaches · Alexandra Resort

Full Turks & Caicos guide

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