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Montego Bay vs Turks & Caicos

Montego Bay and Turks & Caicos, 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 · Turks & Caicos guide · How we score

By the numbers

Montego BayTurks & Caicos
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog22
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.3
Nightly rates—$500–$800+/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 20 of 2
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon burstsSeptember–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
Flight time~3–4h from the US East Coast~1.5–3.5h 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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Turks & Caicos — high °F818183848789909089878482
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5
Turks & Caicos — rain (in)1.91.41.01.52.52.02.02.53.53.53.02.5

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Providenciales — 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 Turks & Caicos

  1. 1.Beaches Turks & Caicos — Providenciales, Turks & Caicos · ★ 4.4
  2. 2.Alexandra Resort - All-Inclusive — · ★ 4.1

Chains here: Beaches · Alexandra Resort

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