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Crete vs Egypt

Crete 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.

Crete guide · Egypt guide · How we score

By the numbers

CreteEgypt
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal PrecautionsLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog42
Average guest rating★ 4.7★ 4.8
Nightly rates$300–$800+/nightUnder $300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts2 of 40 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonNo hurricane season
Rainy seasonNovember–FebruaryNone to speak of
Sweet spotJune and September; July–August is hottest and busiestOctober–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)

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
Crete — high °F606164697683858581746862
Egypt — high °F717378859195979793878074
Crete — rain (in)3.53.02.21.00.60.10.10.10.82.72.33.0
Egypt — rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1

Approximate climate normals for Crete (north coast) and Red Sea coast (Hurghada) — planning guidance, not a forecast.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Crete

  1. 1.Grecotel Caramel Boutique Resort — Rethymno, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.8
  2. 2.Ikos Kissamos — Kissamos, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.7
  3. 3.TUI BLUE Atlantica Crete — Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece · ★ 4.6

Chains here: Grecotel · Ikos Resorts · TUI BLUE

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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

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