Maldives vs Negril

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

Swim-up bar with bartender serving drinks in resort pool surrounded by white cabanas, palm trees, and high-rise buildings 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.

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By the numbers

Maldives compared with Negril
Maldives	Measure	Negril
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
34 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.8 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$127–$1495/night pp	Nightly rates	$127–$258/night pp
4 of 34	Adults-only resorts	3 of 6
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.