Mexico vs Ocho Rios

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

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.

Mexico 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.

By the numbers

Mexico compared with Ocho Rios
Mexico	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
88 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	9
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$39–$977/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$475/night pp
29 of 88	Adults-only resorts	6 of 9
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; the rain is why it's this green
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

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mexico and Ocho Rios
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
Ocho Rios · 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
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 Cancún / Riviera Maya and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.