Cancún vs Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

White resort building with palm trees, lounge chairs, and umbrellas line a sandy beach with turquoise water under clear blue sky.

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
27 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$39–$506/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$62–$249/night pp
10 of 27	Adults-only resorts	4 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–October, heaviest September–October	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
First trips, nightlife + beach combos, nonstop-flight convenience	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.