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Montego Bay vs Thailand

Montego Bay and Thailand, 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 · Thailand guide · How we score

By the numbers

Montego BayThailand
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog21
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.7
Nightly rates—$300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 20 of 1
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltLow hurricane risk
Rainy seasonMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon burstsMay–October, wettest September–October
Sweet spotDecember–AprilNovember–April (the Gulf side — Koh Samui — runs on a different clock, wettest October–December)
Flight time~3–4h from the US East Coast~20–24h from the US with one stop

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Thailand — high °F899091918988888887878788
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5
Thailand — rain (in)1.41.22.34.313.58.710.210.515.512.17.13.0

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Phuket / Andaman coast — 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

Full Montego Bay guide

Best of Thailand

  1. 1.Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket — Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Centara Grand

Full Thailand guide

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