Mexico vs Montego Bay

White resort building with palm trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas line a sandy beach with turquoise water under clear blue sky.

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Mexico and Montego Bay, 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

Mexico compared with Montego Bay
Mexico	Measure	Montego Bay
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
88 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	20
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$39–$977/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$120–$822/night pp
29 of 88	Adults-only resorts	12 of 20
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Generally May–October on the Caribbean coast; rain can also occur in winter	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
December–April	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

Mexico

Montego Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mexico and Montego Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mexico · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Mexico · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5
Montego Bay · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

Approximate climate normals for Cancún / Riviera Maya and Montego Bay / Rose Hall: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.