Puerto Vallarta vs Rodney Bay

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

Clear blue lap pool with lane divider, wooden pergola, and lush tropical vegetation surrounding East Winds resort under bright sky.

Puerto Vallarta and Rodney Bay, 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

Puerto Vallarta compared with Rodney Bay
Puerto Vallarta	Measure	Rodney Bay
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	7
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$71–$201/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$89–$480/night pp
2 of 13	Adults-only resorts	1 of 7
Low hurricane risk (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
November–May; whales in the bay December–March	Sweet spot	December–April
Calm swimmable water, town culture with your resort, LGBTQ+-friendly scene	Best for	First St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelers

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

Puerto Vallarta

Rodney Bay

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Puerto Vallarta and Rodney Bay
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	83
Rodney Bay · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5
Rodney Bay · 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 Banderas Bay and Rodney Bay / Gros Islet: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.