Guanacaste vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Illuminated beachfront dining pavilion with white railings and thatched-roof bungalows reflected in the pool at dusk.

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

Guanacaste 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

Guanacaste compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Guanacaste	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
6	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.4	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$88–$261/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
1 of 6	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–November ('green season'), seriously wet September–October	Rainy season	None to speak of
December–April, bone-dry	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Liberia (LIR), Papagayo resorts 30–45 min	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
Nature + beach in one trip; reliable winter sun	Best for	Snorkelling and diving from the beach, weather-proof sun

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

Guanacaste

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Guanacaste and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Guanacaste · high °F	91	92	93	93	91	88	88	88	87	86	87	89
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Guanacaste · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	7.7	9.0	5.9	7.9	13.0	12.2	4.3	0.5
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 Papagayo / Guanacaste and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.