Puerto Vallarta vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands3 resorts · ★ 3.8 average

Puerto Vallarta and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 U.S. Virgin Islands
Puerto Vallarta	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.3 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 3.8
$47–$268/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$150–$321/night pp
2 of 13	Adults-only resorts	2 of 3
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Usually June–October, with showers and thunderstorms	Rainy season	September–November
November–May, outside the usual rainy season	Sweet spot	December–April

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

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Puerto Vallarta and U.S. Virgin Islands
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

Approximate climate normals for Banderas Bay and St. Croix / St. Thomas: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.