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Cancún vs Egypt

Cancún and Egypt, 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.

Cancún guide · Egypt guide · How we score

By the numbers

CancúnEgypt
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased CautionLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog72
Average guest rating★ 4.5★ 4.8
Nightly rates$300–$800+/nightUnder $300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts3 of 70 of 2
Hurricane exposureIn the hurricane beltNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonJune–October, heaviest September–OctoberNone to speak of
Sweet spotDecember–AprilOctober–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)
Flight time~2–4.5h from most US hubs~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)
CurrencyMexican peso — USD widely accepted in the hotel zonesEgyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cancún — high °F828385878990909189878482
Egypt — high °F717378859195979793878074
Cancún — rain (in)3.52.01.51.54.06.54.04.58.58.54.03.5
Egypt — rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Red Sea coast (Hurghada) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Cancún

  1. 1.Hotel Mousai Cancun — · ★ 4.5
  2. 2.Excellence Playa Mujeres — Playa Mujeres, Mexico · ★ 4.9
  3. 3.Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancún — Cancun, Mexico · ★ 4.6

Chains here: TAFER Hotels & Resorts · Excellence Resorts · Live Aqua

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Best of Egypt

  1. 1.TUI MAGIC LIFE Redsina Sharm El Sheikh — Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Four Seasons Sharm el Sheikh — Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt · ★ 4.7

Chains here: TUI MAGIC LIFE · Four Seasons

Full Egypt guide

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