Thailand vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Thailand 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.

Thailand guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

	Thailand	U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	—
Resorts in our catalog	1	2
Average guest rating	★ 4.7	★ 3.5
Nightly rates	$300–$800/night	—
Adults-only resorts	0 of 1	2 of 2
Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	May–October, wettest September–October	September–November
Sweet spot	November–April (the Gulf side — Koh Samui — runs on a different clock, wettest October–December)	December–April
Currency	Thai baht (THB) — cards common, cash for markets	U.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
Driving	On the left	On 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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Thailand — high °F	89	90	91	91	89	88	88	88	87	87	87	88
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
Thailand — rain (in)	1.4	1.2	2.3	4.3	13.5	8.7	10.2	10.5	15.5	12.1	7.1	3.0
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 Phuket / Andaman coast and St. Croix / St. Thomas — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Thailand

1.Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket — Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand · ★ 4.7

Chains here: Centara Grand

Full Thailand guide

Best of U.S. Virgin Islands

Chains here: Divi Resorts

Full U.S. Virgin Islands guide

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