Montego Bay vs St. Lucia

Montego Bay 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.

Montego Bay guide · St. Lucia guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Montego Bay	St. Lucia
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog	2	9
Average guest rating	★ 4.5	★ 4.5
Nightly rates	—	$800+
Adults-only resorts	0 of 2	4 of 9
Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	June–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spot	December–April	December–April
Flight time	~3–4h from the US East Coast	~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.

Weather, month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Montego Bay — high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
St. Lucia — high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
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
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 Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Montego Bay

Chains here: S Hotel Jamaica · Hyatt Ziva

Full Montego Bay guide

Best of St. Lucia

Chains here: Coconut Bay Resorts · Jade Mountain · Sandals Resorts

Full St. Lucia guide

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