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Egypt vs Malaysia

Egypt and Malaysia, 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 · Malaysia guide · How we score

By the numbers

Egypt compared with Malaysia
EgyptMeasureMalaysia
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
20Resorts in our catalog1
★ 4.7 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.2
$62–$303/night ppNightly rates–
4 of 20Adults-only resorts0 of 1
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
None to speak ofRainy seasonApril–October, wettest September–October
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)Sweet spotDecember–March
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)LanguageMalay (English widely spoken)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often acceptedCurrencyMalaysian ringgit (RM/MYR); cards common in cities
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)Power240V, Type G plugs (UK-style; bring an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the left
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)Main airportKota Kinabalu International (BKI)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)Flight time~22–26h from the US with one or two stops

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

On the map

Map of Egypt resorts
Egypt
Map of Malaysia resorts
Malaysia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Malaysia
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Egypt · high °F717378859195979793878074
Malaysia · high °F909191918988888887878788
Egypt · rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1
Malaysia · rain (in)1.42.04.17.49.17.07.88.512.813.59.23.5

Approximate climate normals for Red Sea coast (Hurghada) and Langkawi: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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