Negril vs Ocho Rios

Swim-up bar with bartender serving drinks in resort pool surrounded by white cabanas, palm trees, and high-rise buildings under clear sky.

Curved pool with blue water surrounded by lounge chairs and palm trees, white gazebo in center, multi-story resort buildings with red-tiled roofs in background.

Negril and Ocho Rios, 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

Negril compared with Ocho Rios
Negril	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6	Resorts in our catalog	7 (better)
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$127–$258/night pp	Nightly rates	$117–$430/night pp (better)
3 of 6	Adults-only resorts	5 of 7
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–June and September–November	Rainy season	May–June and September–November; the rain is why it's this green
December–April, with a sunset every night of the year	Sweet spot	December–April
Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer	Airport	Sangster (MBJ) ~90 min, or Ian Fleming (OCJ) for small aircraft
Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays	Best for	Waterfalls + gardens + excursions; couples classics
Sunsets at Rick's Café; calm swimmable water	Signature	Dunn's River Falls; Blue Hole; Fern Gully
Barefoot, low-rise, reggae-paced	Vibe	Lush, active, excursion-rich

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

Negril

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Negril and Ocho Rios
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
Ocho Rios · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4
Ocho Rios · rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Seven Mile Beach and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.