Maldives Outer Atolls vs Soufrière & South St. Lucia

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Maldives Outer Atolls23 resorts · ★ 4.8 average

Private villa courtyard at Serenity at Coconut Bay with turquoise plunge pool, loungers, and pink cottage beyond palm trees.

Soufrière & South St. Lucia5 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Maldives Outer Atolls and Soufrière & South 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

Maldives Outer Atolls compared with Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Maldives Outer Atolls	Measure	Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
23 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.8 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$133–$2056/night pp	Nightly rates	$116–$810/night pp (better)
2 of 23	Adults-only resorts	4 of 5
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November, and the manta season	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
January–March	Sweet spot	December–April
House reefs, manta and whale-shark seasons, true seclusion, second visits	Best for	Honeymoons, the view, snorkelling off Anse Chastanet, a resort beside the airport
January–March driest; May–November is the wetter monsoon and the manta season	Season	December–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt)

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

Maldives Outer Atolls

Soufrière & South St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives Outer Atolls and Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maldives Outer Atolls · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Soufrière & South St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Maldives Outer Atolls · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0
Soufrière & South 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 Malé (the atolls share one climate; the far south is less seasonal) and Hewanorra (Vieux Fort); the hills above Soufrière run wetter: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.