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Mauritius vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Mauritius and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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.

Mauritius guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

MauritiusU.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog32
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 3.5
Nightly rates$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 32 of 2
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJanuary–MarchSeptember–November
Sweet spotMay–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)December–April
CurrencyMauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely acceptedU.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
DrivingOn the leftOn the left — in U.S.-spec cars

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
Mauritius — high °F868686848178777779818385
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F848485868788898989888685
Mauritius — rain (in)10.411.09.45.03.82.62.32.51.41.61.96.7
U.S. Virgin Islands — rain (in)2.01.51.52.53.52.52.53.55.55.55.03.0

Approximate climate normals for Island-wide and St. Croix / St. Thomas — planning guidance, not a forecast.

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