Maldives vs Negril

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Large turquoise pool with lane markings at Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa, flanked by white buildings, palm trees, and blue lounge chairs under clear sky.

Maldives and Negril, 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.

By the numbers

Maldives compared with Negril
Maldives	Measure	Negril
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
38 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$126–$2056/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$490/night pp
4 of 38	Adults-only resorts	8 of 14
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	Rainy season	May–June and September–November
January–March	Sweet spot	December–April, with a sunset every night of the year

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

Maldives

Negril

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and Negril
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4

Approximate climate normals for Malé atolls and Seven Mile Beach: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.