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Egypt vs Portugal

Egypt and Portugal, 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 Portugal
EgyptMeasurePortugal
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
20Resorts in our catalog15
★ 4.7 (better)Average guest rating★ 4.4
$62–$303/night ppNightly rates$65–$333/night pp
4 of 20Adults-only resorts0 of 15
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
None to speak ofRainy seasonNovember–March
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)Sweet spotJune–September (the ocean stays refreshingly cool all year)
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)LanguagePortuguese (English widely spoken in the Algarve)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often acceptedCurrencyEuro (EUR) – cards widely accepted
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)Power230V, Type C/F plugs (US devices need an adapter)
On the rightDrivingOn the right
Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH)Main airportFaro (FAO)
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)Flight time~7–9h from the US East Coast (often one stop)

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 Portugal resorts
Portugal

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Portugal
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Egypt · high °F717378859195979793878074
Portugal · high °F616265687279848480746762
Egypt · rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1
Portugal · rain (in)3.12.61.61.50.80.20.10.21.12.63.33.9

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

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