Ocho Rios vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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.

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

Ocho Rios and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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

Ocho Rios compared with U.S. Virgin Islands
Ocho Rios	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
7 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$117–$430/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp
5 of 7	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–June and September–November; the rain is why it's this green	Rainy season	September–November
December–April	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

Ocho Rios

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Ocho Rios and U.S. Virgin Islands
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ocho Rios · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

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