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

White colonial-style building with terracotta roof and arched windows overlooks a rectangular blue pool surrounded by palm trees and loungers.

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.

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	12
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.5 (better)
$47–$268/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$87–$564/night pp
2 of 13	Adults-only resorts	4 of 12
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Usually June–October, with showers and thunderstorms	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
November–May, outside the usual rainy season	Sweet spot	December–April
Town outings, restaurants and a beach-resort stay	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.