Egypt vs Maldives

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

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Egypt and Maldives, 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 Maldives
Egypt	Measure	Maldives
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20	Resorts in our catalog	37 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.8 (better)
$62–$261/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$2056/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	4 of 37
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	January–March
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	Dhivehi (English widely spoken)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Rufiyaa; resorts run on USD
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, UK-style Type G/D plugs
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)	Main airport	Malé (MLE)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	Long-haul, usually one connection

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

Maldives

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Maldives
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
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
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
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0

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