Portugal vs St. Lucia

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Portugal 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.

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By the numbers

Portugal compared with St. Lucia
Portugal	Measure	St. Lucia
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$65–$333/night pp	Nightly rates	$89–$810/night pp
0 of 15	Adults-only resorts	7 of 14
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
November–March	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
June–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)	Sweet spot	December–April
Portuguese (English widely spoken in the Algarve)	Language	English
Euro (EUR) – cards widely accepted	Currency	East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted
230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)	Power	240V, UK-style Type G plugs
On the right	Driving	On the left
Faro (FAO)	Main airport	Hewanorra (UVF)
~7–9h from the US East Coast (often 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.

On the map

Portugal

St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Portugal and St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Portugal · high °F	61	62	65	68	72	79	84	84	80	74	67	62
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Portugal · rain (in)	3.1	2.6	1.6	1.5	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	1.1	2.6	3.3	3.9
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 Algarve and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Portugal

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