Canary Islands vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Canary Islands15 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

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

Canary Islands 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

Canary Islands compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Canary Islands	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
15 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$83–$260/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
3 of 15	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February, lightly, and mostly on the north coasts	Rainy season	None to speak of
Year-round; December–March is when the islands earn their keep, and summer is the value season	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Winter sun, a spring-like year-round climate, big well-run resorts	Best for	Snorkelling and diving from the beach, weather-proof sun
None tropical; the trade wind keeps summers moderate	Weather risk	None; effectively no rain

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

Canary Islands

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Canary Islands and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Canary Islands · high °F	70	71	73	74	76	79	83	84	82	79	75	71
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Canary Islands · rain (in)	1.2	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.1	1.3
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 Tenerife South and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.