Cancún vs Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

White resort buildings overlook multiple blue pools with palm trees and loungers at Steigenberger Resort Alaya Marsa Alam, with the Red Sea beyond.

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast14 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Cancún and Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast, 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

Cancún compared with Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Cancún	Measure	Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
30 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$67–$1694/night pp	Nightly rates	$53–$285/night pp (better)
12 of 30	Adults-only resorts	4 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
Generally May–October; winter rain is still possible	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
A resort stay with beach time and options for outings	Best for	Value, sandy beaches, family aqua-park resorts; Marsa Alam for diving

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

Cancún

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Cancún and Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cancún · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast · high °F	71	73	78	85	91	95	97	97	93	87	80	74
Cancún · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast · rain (in)	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1

Approximate climate normals for Cancún hotel zone and Hurghada: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.