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Punta Cana vs St. Lucia

Punta Cana 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.

Punta Cana guide · St. Lucia guide · How we score

By the numbers

Punta CanaSt. Lucia
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
Resorts in our catalog209
Average guest rating★ 4.6★ 4.5
Nightly ratesUnder $300–$800+/night$800+
Adults-only resorts8 of 204 of 9
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonMay and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpoursJune–November, heaviest September–October
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April
Flight time~3.5–4.5h from the US East Coast~4.5–5h from the US East Coast
CurrencyDominican peso — USD accepted everywhere tourists goEast Caribbean dollar — USD widely accepted

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Punta Cana — high °F848485868788898988878684
St. Lucia — high °F848485878888888888878684
Punta Cana — rain (in)2.01.71.72.54.53.02.53.53.54.53.52.5
St. Lucia — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2

Approximate climate normals for Punta Cana / Bávaro and Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Punta Cana

  1. 1.Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa — Cap Cana, Dominican Republic · ★ 4.6
  2. 2.Sanctuary Cap Cana, a Luxury Collection Resort — Cap Cana, Dominican Republic · ★ 4.5
  3. 3.Excellence Punta Cana — · ★ 4.9

Chains here: Secrets · Barceló Hotels & Resorts · The Luxury Collection

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Best of St. Lucia

  1. 1.Serenity at Coconut Bay — · ★ 4.9
  2. 2.Jade Mountain — Soufrière, St. Lucia · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.Sandals Grande St. Lucian — · ★ 4.5

Chains here: Coconut Bay Resorts · Jade Mountain · Sandals Resorts

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