Maldives vs Ocho Rios

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

Curved pool with blue water surrounded by lounge chairs and palm trees, white gazebo in center, multi-story resort buildings with red-tiled roofs in background.

Maldives and Ocho Rios, 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 Ocho Rios
Maldives	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
34 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	7
★ 4.8 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$127–$1495/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$430/night pp (better)
4 of 34	Adults-only resorts	5 of 7
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	Rainy season	May–June and September–November; the rain is why it's this green
January–March	Sweet spot	December–April

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

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and Ocho Rios
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
Ocho Rios · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Ocho Rios · rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Malé atolls and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.