Egypt vs Mauritius

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

Circular fire pit on wooden deck with palm trees and ocean-view infinity pool beyond at Ambre, A Sunlife Resort.

Egypt and Mauritius, 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.

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By the numbers

Egypt compared with Mauritius
Egypt	Measure	Mauritius
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20	Resorts in our catalog	17
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$62–$303/night pp	Nightly rates	$147–$303/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	5 of 17
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	January–March
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	May–November (cooler, dry, cyclone-free)
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	English & French official; Mauritian Creole everyday
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Mauritian rupee (MUR); cards widely accepted
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, mainly Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the right	Driving	On the left
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)	Main airport	Port Louis / Plaisance (MRU)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~17–20h+ from the US, with at least one connection

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

On the map

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Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Mauritius
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
Mauritius · high °F	86	86	86	84	81	78	77	77	79	81	83	85
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
Mauritius · rain (in)	10.4	11.0	9.4	5.0	3.8	2.6	2.3	2.5	1.4	1.6	1.9	6.7

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