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Montego Bay vs Rodney Bay

Montego Bay and Rodney 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.

Montego Bay guide · Rodney Bay guide · How we score

By the numbers

Montego BayRodney Bay
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog25
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.3
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts0 of 21 of 5
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon burstsJune–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April
Best forShort transfers, golf, first Jamaica tripsFirst St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelers

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Montego Bay resorts
Montego Bay
Map of Rodney Bay resorts
Rodney Bay

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Rodney Bay — high °F848485878888888888878684
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5
Rodney Bay — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Rodney Bay / Gros Islet — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Montego Bay

  1. 1.S Hotel Montego Bay — · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall — · ★ 4.4

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

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Best of Rodney Bay

  1. 1.Sandals Grande St. Lucian — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Windjammer Landing Resort & Residences — · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Bay Gardens Beach Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.3

Chains here: Sandals Resorts · Bay Gardens Resorts · Coco Resorts

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