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Montego Bay vs Vanua Levu

Montego Bay and Vanua Levu, 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 · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

Montego BayVanua Levu
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution—
Resorts in our catalog23
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.9
Nightly rates——
Adults-only resorts0 of 22 of 3
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon burstsNovember–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spotDecember–AprilMay–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak
Best forShort transfers, golf, first Jamaica tripsDivers, honeymooners, get-away-from-everyone trips

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 Vanua Levu resorts
Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Montego Bay — high °F828283848688888888878583
Vanua Levu — high °F878786858381808081838586
Montego Bay — rain (in)0.90.60.61.14.03.52.43.55.17.13.01.5
Vanua Levu — rain (in)13.012.514.09.56.54.53.54.05.06.58.010.5

Approximate climate normals for Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Savusavu — 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 Vanua Levu

  1. 1.Emaho Sekawa Retreat Fiji — · ★ 5.0
  2. 2.The Remote Resort Fiji Islands — · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Namale Resort & Spa — · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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