French Polynesia vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Four Seasons Bora Bora villa with thatched roof bungalow, private pool, palm trees, and white lounge chairs under umbrellas.

French Polynesia2 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Rixos Premium Seagate beachfront with pale buildings, palm trees, and white umbrellas lining the sandy shore and shallow water.

Sharm el-Sheikh6 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

French Polynesia and Sharm el-Sheikh, 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

French Polynesia compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
French Polynesia	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	6 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$667–$1631/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
November–April	Rainy season	None to speak of
May–October (dry season; also peak overwater-bungalow pricing)	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest

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

French Polynesia

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for French Polynesia and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
French Polynesia · high °F	89	89	89	89	87	86	86	86	86	87	88	88
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
French Polynesia · rain (in)	13.2	9.6	6.7	5.5	4.0	2.9	2.1	1.9	2.1	3.5	8.3	12.5
Sharm el-Sheikh · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1

Approximate climate normals for Tahiti / Bora Bora and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.