St. Lucia vs Turks & Caicos

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

White modern villa with turquoise pool overlooking ocean beach at Ambergris Cay, with lounge chairs and covered patio seating.

St. Lucia and Turks & Caicos, 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.

St. Lucia guide · Turks & Caicos guide · How we score

By the numbers

St. Lucia compared with Turks & Caicos
St. Lucia	Measure	Turks & Caicos
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.5 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$89–$810/night pp	Nightly rates	$333–$1227/night pp
7 of 14	Adults-only resorts	1 of 5
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
June–November, heaviest September–October	Rainy season	September–December, and even then it's one of the drier corners of the Caribbean
December–April	Sweet spot	December–April, with May–June a good-value shoulder
English	Language	English
East Caribbean dollar; USD widely accepted	Currency	U.S. dollar (official)
240V, UK-style Type G plugs	Power	120V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the left	Driving	On the left
Hewanorra (UVF)	Main airport	Providenciales (PLS)
~4.5–5h from the US East Coast	Flight time	~1.5–3.5h from the US East Coast

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

On the map

St. Lucia

Turks & Caicos

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for St. Lucia and Turks & Caicos
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Turks & Caicos · high °F	81	81	83	84	87	89	90	90	89	87	84	82
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
Turks & Caicos · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	2.5

Approximate climate normals for Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) and Providenciales: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of St. Lucia

Full St. Lucia guide

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

Best of Turks & Caicos

Full Turks & Caicos guide

Chains here: Ambergris Cay · Turks and Caicos Collection · Beaches