Maldives vs St. Lucia

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

Private villa courtyard at Serenity at Coconut Bay with turquoise plunge pool, loungers, and pink cottage beyond palm trees.

Maldives and St. Lucia, 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 St. Lucia
Maldives	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
34	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$127–$1495/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
4 of 34	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
January–March	Sweet spot	December–April
Dhivehi (English widely spoken)	Language	English
Rufiyaa; resorts run on USD	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
230V, UK-style Type G/D plugs	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
Malé (MLE)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
Long-haul, usually one connection	Flight time	~4.5–5h 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.

On the map

Maldives

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	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
St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Malé atolls and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.