Egypt vs Jamaica

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

Two-story beachfront resort building with white columns and balconies, lounge chairs and umbrellas on sandy beach, palm trees, and pool visible.

Egypt and Jamaica, 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

Egypt compared with Jamaica
Egypt	Measure	Jamaica
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20	Resorts in our catalog	35 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$62–$285/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$822/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	20 of 35
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	December–April
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	English (plus Patois)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Jamaican dollar; USD widely accepted
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	110V, Type A/B plugs (same as the US)
On the right	Driving	On the left
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)	Main airport	Montego Bay (MBJ)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~3–4h from the US East Coast

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

Egypt

Jamaica

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Jamaica
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
Jamaica · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Jamaica · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5

Approximate climate normals for Red Sea coast (Hurghada) and Montego Bay: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.