Morocco vs Riviera Maya

Large manicured lawn in front of terracotta building with palm trees at Sol Oasis Marrakech, outdoor seating visible under covered patio.

Aerial view of Barceló Maya Palace resort showing blue pool complex, palm-lined grounds, beachfront buildings, and Caribbean Sea.

Morocco and Riviera Maya, 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.

By the numbers

Morocco compared with Riviera Maya
Morocco	Measure	Riviera Maya
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17	Resorts in our catalog	41 (better)
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$56–$1371/night pp	Nightly rates	$41–$719/night pp (better)
2 of 17	Adults-only resorts	12 of 41
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–February, and lightly	Rainy season	Generally May–October; winter nortes can also bring rain and rough seas
Genuinely year-round; spring and fall are ideal	Sweet spot	December–April

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Morocco

Riviera Maya

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Morocco and Riviera Maya
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Morocco · high °F	69	70	73	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	74	70
Riviera Maya · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
Morocco · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2
Riviera Maya · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5

Approximate climate normals for Agadir and Playa del Carmen–Tulum: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.