Egypt vs Spain

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

Illuminated pools with striped umbrellas and loungers at Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife, multi-story resort buildings at dusk.

Egypt and Spain, 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 Spain
Egypt	Measure	Spain
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
20	Resorts in our catalog	34 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$62–$261/night pp	Nightly rates	$54–$347/night pp (better)
4 of 20	Adults-only resorts	7 of 34
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	September–November brings the odd storm; winters are mild and quiet
October–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)	Sweet spot	June and September for warmth without peak crowds; July–August for full beach season
Arabic (English widely spoken at resorts)	Language	Spanish (English at resorts)
Egyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often accepted	Currency	Euro
220V, Type C/F plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, European Type C/F plugs
On the right	Driving	On the right
~11–13h from the US East Coast (via Europe or the Gulf)	Flight time	~7–9h from the US East Coast

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

Spain

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Egypt and Spain
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
Spain · high °F	59	60	63	66	73	81	86	87	81	73	65	60
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
Spain · rain (in)	1.7	1.4	1.1	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.8	2.0	2.7	2.3	1.9

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