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.

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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	14
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$579–$592/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
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.

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. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.