Egypt vs Philippines

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

Private villa deck with infinity pool overlooking the ocean at sunset, palm trees and tropical vegetation visible beyond the wooden platform.

Egypt and Philippines, 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 Philippines
Egypt	Measure	Philippines
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	3
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$62–$285/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$170–$606/night pp
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	0 of 3
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	June–November
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	January–April
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	Filipino & English (English widely spoken)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Philippine peso (PHP)
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	220V, Type A/B/C plugs (US plugs fit, but check voltage)
On the right	Driving	On the right
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)	Main airport	Caticlan (MPH), via Manila (MNL) or Cebu (CEB)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~15–20h+ from the US, with at least one stop

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

Philippines

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Philippines
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
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	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
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5

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