Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Maldives

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

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast14 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Maldives, 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

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast compared with Maldives
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Maldives
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	36 (better)
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$62–$249/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$127–$2056/night pp
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	4 of 36
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	January–March

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

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast

Maldives

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Maldives
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast · high °F	71	73	78	85	91	95	97	97	93	87	80	74
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast · 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
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0

Approximate climate normals for Hurghada and Malé atolls: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.