Philippines vs St. Lucia

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Philippines 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.

By the numbers

Philippines compared with St. Lucia
Philippines	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
3	Resorts in our catalog	17 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$170–$606/night pp	Nightly rates	$87–$810/night pp (better)
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	8 of 17
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–November	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
January–April	Sweet spot	December–April
Filipino & English (English widely spoken)	Language	English
Philippine peso (PHP)	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
220V, Type A/B/C plugs (US plugs fit, but check voltage)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the right	Driving	On the left
Caticlan (MPH), via Manila (MNL) or Cebu (CEB)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~15–20h+ from the US, with at least one stop	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. 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

Philippines

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Philippines and St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	86
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5
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 Cebu / Mactan and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.