Egypt vs Maldives Outer Atolls

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.

Maldives Outer Atolls23 resorts · ★ 4.8 average

Egypt and Maldives Outer Atolls, 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 Outer Atolls
Egypt	Measure	Maldives Outer Atolls
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20	Resorts in our catalog	23 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.8 (better)
$62–$261/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$133–$2056/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	2 of 23
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November, and the manta season
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	January–March

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 Outer Atolls

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Maldives Outer Atolls
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 Outer Atolls · 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 Outer Atolls · 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 (the atolls share one climate; the far south is less seasonal): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.