Cancún vs Sharm el-Sheikh

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

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

Cancún 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

Cancún compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Cancún	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
27 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$39–$506/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp
10 of 27	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
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
Cancún (CUN); Hotel Zone 20–30 min, Costa Mujeres ~40 min	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
First trips, nightlife + beach combos, nonstop-flight convenience	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

Cancún

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Cancún and Sharm el-Sheikh
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
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	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
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 Cancún hotel zone and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.