Dominican Republic vs Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

Beachfront bar with a thatched palapa roof, white columns, and wooden counter on the sand at Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa.

Dominican Republic39 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

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

Dominican Republic 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

Dominican Republic compared with Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Dominican Republic	Measure	Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
39 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$40–$505/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$62–$249/night pp
16 of 39	Adults-only resorts	4 of 14
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours	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

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

Dominican Republic

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Dominican Republic and Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Dominican Republic · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	88	87	86	84
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast · high °F	71	73	78	85	91	95	97	97	93	87	80	74
Dominican Republic · rain (in)	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.5	4.5	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	4.5	3.5	2.5
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 Punta Cana and Hurghada: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.