Barbados vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Multi-story beachfront resort with pool, lounge chairs, and palm-lined sand leading to turquoise Caribbean waters.

Rixos Premium Seagate beachfront with pale buildings, palm trees, and white umbrellas lining the sandy shore and shallow water.

Sharm el-Sheikh6 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Barbados and Sharm el-Sheikh, 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.

By the numbers

Barbados compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Barbados	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$152–$491/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
5 of 14	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–November, typically short heavy showers	Rainy season	None to speak of
December–April	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country. A marked row is one we are willing to call; rows without a mark are a matter of taste, or we have no comparable figure for both sides.

On the map

Barbados

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Barbados and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Barbados · high °F	83	83	84	86	87	87	87	88	88	87	86	84
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Barbados · rain (in)	2.6	1.6	1.3	1.4	2.3	4.4	5.8	5.8	6.7	7.0	6.1	3.8
Sharm el-Sheikh · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1

Approximate climate normals for West & south coasts and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.