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St. Lucia vs U.S. Virgin Islands

St. Lucia 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.

St. Lucia guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

St. LuciaU.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions—
Resorts in our catalog92
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 3.5
Nightly rates$800+—
Adults-only resorts4 of 92 of 2
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonJune–November, heaviest September–OctoberSeptember–November
Sweet spotDecember–AprilDecember–April
CurrencyEast Caribbean dollar — USD widely acceptedU.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
DrivingOn the leftOn the left — in U.S.-spec cars

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
St. Lucia — high °F848485878888888888878684
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F848485868788898989888685
St. Lucia — rain (in)3.72.62.43.44.47.58.18.98.49.27.75.2
U.S. Virgin Islands — rain (in)2.01.51.52.53.52.52.53.55.55.55.03.0

Approximate climate normals for Northwest coast (Rodney Bay–Soufrière) and St. Croix / St. Thomas — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

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

Full St. Lucia guide

Best of U.S. Virgin Islands

  1. 1.Carina Bay Boutique All-Inclusive Resort & Casino — · ★ 3.7
  2. 2.Oceans at Carina Bay — · ★ 3.4

Chains here: Divi Resorts

Full U.S. Virgin Islands guide

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