Bora Bora vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

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

Bora Bora 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

Bora Bora compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Bora Bora	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	6 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April	Rainy season	None to speak of
May–October (dry season, and peak villa pricing)	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Honeymoons, once-in-a-lifetime lagoon trips	Best for	Snorkelling and diving from the beach, weather-proof sun

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

Bora Bora

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Bora Bora and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bora Bora · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Bora Bora · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
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 Bora Bora lagoon and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.