Mexico vs St. Lucia

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

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

Mexico 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

Mexico compared with St. Lucia
Mexico	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
77	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$39–$635/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
21 of 77	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–October, heaviest September–October on the Caribbean side	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April
Spanish (English at resorts)	Language	English
Mexican peso; USD widely accepted	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the right	Driving	On the left
Cancún (CUN)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~2–4.5h from the US	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

Mexico

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mexico and St. Lucia
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
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
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 Cancún / Riviera Maya and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

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