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Egypt vs U.S. Virgin Islands

Egypt and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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.

Egypt guide · U.S. Virgin Islands guide · How we score

By the numbers

EgyptU.S. Virgin Islands
U.S. travel advisoryLevel 2: Exercise Increased Caution
Resorts in our catalog22
Average guest rating★ 4.8★ 3.5
Nightly ratesUnder $300–$800/night
Adults-only resorts0 of 22 of 2
Hurricane exposureNo hurricane seasonIn the hurricane belt
Rainy seasonNone to speak ofSeptember–November
Sweet spotOctober–May; high summer is very hot (but dry, and the sea is warm)December–April
CurrencyEgyptian pound (EGP) – USD and euro often acceptedU.S. dollar; U.S. phone plans work
DrivingOn the rightOn the left — in U.S.-spec cars

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

Weather, month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Egypt — high °F717378859195979793878074
U.S. Virgin Islands — high °F848485868788898989888685
Egypt — rain (in)0.10.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.10.10.1
U.S. Virgin Islands — rain (in)2.01.51.52.53.52.52.53.55.55.55.03.0

Approximate climate normals for Red Sea coast (Hurghada) and St. Croix / St. Thomas — planning guidance, not a forecast.

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