Puerto Vallarta vs Viti Levu

Outdoor dining pavilion with red clay tile roof and white columns at Meliá Puerto Vallarta, with modern resort building and palm trees behind it.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

Oceanfront pool at Nanuku Resort Fiji with thatched-roof pavilion, palm trees, lounge chairs on lawn, and ocean view beyond.

Puerto Vallarta and Viti Levu, 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 Viti Levu
Puerto Vallarta	Measure	Viti Levu
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.4 (better)
$47–$293/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$74–$509/night pp
2 of 13	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
Usually June–October, with showers and thunderstorms	Rainy season	November–April, wettest January–March; the resort-lined west and south are the island's dry side
November–May, outside the usual rainy season	Sweet spot	May–October: dry, mid-80s, and aligned with northern-summer holidays
Puerto Vallarta International (PVR)	Airport	Nadi (NAN); Denarau 20 min, Coral Coast 60–90 min by road
Town outings, restaurants and a beach-resort stay	Best for	Families, first Fiji trips, no-boat-transfer logistics

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

Viti Levu

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Puerto Vallarta and Viti Levu
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
Viti Levu · high °F	88	88	87	85	83	81	80	80	82	84	86	87
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
Viti Levu · rain (in)	11.9	11.3	12.9	7.1	3.9	2.4	1.9	2.4	3.2	4.2	5.5	7.5

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