Punta Cana vs U.S. Virgin Islands

White multi-story resort building with pool, loungers, umbrellas, and palm trees on manicured lawn at Excellence El Carmen.

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

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

Punta Cana 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.

Punta Cana guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

Punta Cana compared with U.S. Virgin Islands
Punta Cana	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
30 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$68–$505/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp
11 of 30	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours	Rainy season	September–November
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April
Dominican peso; USD accepted everywhere tourists go	Currency	U.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work

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

Punta Cana

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Punta Cana and U.S. Virgin Islands
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Punta Cana · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	88	87	86	84
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
Punta Cana · rain (in)	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.5	4.5	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	4.5	3.5	2.5
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 Punta Cana / Bávaro and St. Croix / St. Thomas: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.