Mozambique vs St. Lucia

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Mozambique 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.

By the numbers

Mozambique compared with St. Lucia
Mozambique	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
3	Resorts in our catalog	17 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$579–$592/night pp	Nightly rates	$87–$810/night pp (better)
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	8 of 17
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
December–March	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
May–October	Sweet spot	December–April
Portuguese official; some English at resorts	Language	English
Mozambican metical (MZN); USD often accepted at resorts	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
220V, Type C/F and M plugs – bring a universal adapter	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the left	Driving	On the left
Vilankulo (VNX); via Maputo, Joburg or charter	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~18–22h+ from the US, with connections	Flight time	~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. 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

Mozambique

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Mozambique and St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mozambique · high °F	88	88	87	84	81	78	78	80	83	85	87	88
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Mozambique · rain (in)	5.5	5.0	3.5	1.5	1.0	0.7	0.5	0.4	0.6	1.2	2.5	4.5
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 Bazaruto / Vilanculos coast and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.