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Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Malé Atolls
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Malé Atolls, 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 | Measure | Malé Atolls |
|---|---|---|
| Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution | U.S. travel advisory | Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution |
| 14 (better) | Resorts in our catalog | 12 |
| ★ 4.7 (better) | Average guest rating | ★ 4.7 |
| $62–$249/night pp (better) | Nightly rates | $127–$856/night pp |
| 4 of 14 | Adults-only resorts | 2 of 12 |
| 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 |
| Value, sandy beaches, family aqua-park resorts; Marsa Alam for diving | Best for | First Maldives trips, shorter stays, red-eye arrivals |
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
Malé Atolls
Weather, month by month
| 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 |
| Malé Atolls · 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 |
| Malé Atolls · 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: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.
Where you'd actually stay
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