Turkey vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Turkey 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.

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

By the numbers

	Turkey	U.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	—
Resorts in our catalog	1	2
Average guest rating	★ 4.6	★ 3.5
Nightly rates	$500–$800/night	—
Adults-only resorts	0 of 1	2 of 2
Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season	In the hurricane belt
Rainy season	November–February (impressively wet winters, irrelevant to summer trips)	September–November
Sweet spot	May–June and September–October; July–August regularly tops 90°F	December–April
Currency	Turkish lira (TRY); euros often accepted at resorts	U.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
Driving	On the right	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
Turkey — high °F	59	60	64	70	78	86	93	93	87	79	69	61
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
Turkey — rain (in)	9.2	6.3	3.8	1.8	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.6	2.6	7.1	10.2
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 Antalya coast and St. Croix / St. Thomas — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Turkey

1.Regnum Carya Golf & Spa Resort — Belek, Antalya, Turkey · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Regnum

Full Turkey guide

Best of U.S. Virgin Islands

Chains here: Divi Resorts

Full U.S. Virgin Islands guide

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