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Riviera Maya vs U.S. Virgin Islands
Riviera Maya 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.
Riviera Maya guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score
By the numbers
| Riviera Maya | Measure | U.S. Virgin Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | – |
| 39 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 1 |
| ★ 4.6 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.4 |
| $46–$635/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $218–$220/night pp |
| 9 of 39 | Adults-only resorts | 0 of 1 |
| In the hurricane belt | Hurricane exposure | In the hurricane belt |
| June–October, heaviest September–October | Rainy season | September–November |
| December–April | Sweet spot | December–April |
| Mexican peso; USD widely accepted in resort corridors | 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
Riviera Maya
U.S. Virgin Islands
Weather, month by month
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riviera Maya · high °F | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 82 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Riviera Maya · rain (in) | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| 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 Playa del Carmen–Tulum and St. Croix / St. Thomas: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
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