Negril vs Viti Levu

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

Negril and Viti 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.

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By the numbers

Negril compared with Viti Levu
Negril	Measure	Viti Levu
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
6 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$127–$258/night pp	Nightly rates	$123–$509/night pp (better)
3 of 6	Adults-only resorts	0 of 5
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–June and September–November	Rainy season	November–April, wettest January–March; the resort-lined west and south are the island's dry side
December–April, with a sunset every night of the year	Sweet spot	May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer	Airport	Nadi (NAN); Denarau 20 min, Coral Coast 60–90 min by road
Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays	Best for	Families, first Fiji trips, no-boat-transfer logistics
Sunsets at Rick's Café; calm swimmable water	Signature	Legendary kids' clubs and village-visit culture

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

Viti Levu

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Negril and Viti Levu
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
Viti Levu · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
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
Viti Levu · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5

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