Rodney Bay vs Soufrière & South St. Lucia

White colonial-style building with terracotta roof and arched windows overlooks a rectangular blue pool surrounded by palm trees and loungers.

Private villa courtyard at Serenity at Coconut Bay with turquoise plunge pool, loungers, and pink cottage beyond palm trees.

Soufrière & South St. Lucia5 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Rodney Bay and Soufrière & South 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.

By the numbers

Rodney Bay compared with Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Rodney Bay	Measure	Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
12 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.6 (better)
$87–$564/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$116–$810/night pp
4 of 12	Adults-only resorts	4 of 5
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–November, heaviest September–October	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April
First St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelers	Best for	Honeymoons, the view, snorkelling off Anse Chastanet, a resort beside the airport
December–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt)	Season	December–April dry; June–November wetter (hurricane belt)

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

Rodney Bay

Soufrière & South St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Rodney Bay and Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rodney Bay · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Soufrière & South St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Rodney Bay · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2
Soufrière & South St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Rodney Bay / Gros Islet and Hewanorra (Vieux Fort); the hills above Soufrière run wetter: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.