Egypt vs Greece

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

Curved turquoise pool with metal railing overlooking white resort buildings, beach loungers, and Mediterranean Sea under clear blue sky.

Egypt and Greece, 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.

Egypt guide · Greece guide · How we score

By the numbers

Egypt compared with Greece
Egypt	Measure	Greece
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
20	Resorts in our catalog	32
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$62–$303/night pp	Nightly rates	$64–$2113/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	7 of 32
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	November–February
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	Late May–June and September–early October (July–August is hottest and busiest)
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	Greek (English widely spoken)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Euro
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, European Type C/F plugs
On the right	Driving	On the right
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~9–11h from the US, often via a hub

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Egypt

Greece

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Greece
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Egypt · high °F	71	73	78	85	91	95	97	97	93	87	80	74
Greece · high °F	60	61	64	69	76	83	85	85	81	74	68	62
Egypt · 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
Greece · rain (in)	3.5	3.0	2.2	1.0	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.8	2.7	2.3	3.0