St. Lucia vs Vanua Levu

St. Lucia and Vanua Levu, 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 · Vanua Levu guide · How we score

By the numbers

	St. Lucia	Vanua Levu
U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions	—
Resorts in our catalog	9	3
Average guest rating	★ 4.5	★ 4.9
Nightly rates	$800+	—
Adults-only resorts	4 of 9	2 of 3
Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October	November–April, wettest January–March
Sweet spot	December–April	May–October — the dry season and the diving-visibility peak

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

Vanua Levu

Weather, month by month

	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
Vanua Levu — high °F	87	87	86	85	83	81	80	80	81	83	85	86
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
Vanua Levu — rain (in)	13.0	12.5	14.0	9.5	6.5	4.5	3.5	4.0	5.0	6.5	8.0	10.5

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

Where you'd actually stay

Best of St. Lucia

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

Full St. Lucia guide

Best of Vanua Levu

Chains here: Emaho Sekawa · The Remote Resort · Namale

Full Vanua Levu guide

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