Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Mexico

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

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Mexico, 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 Mexico
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Mexico
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	91 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$53–$285/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$55–$1694/night pp
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	31 of 91
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	Generally May–October on the Caribbean coast; rain can also occur in winter
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	December–April
Hurghada (HRG) for the town and the bays; Marsa Alam (RMF) for the south	Airports	CUN / TQO / SJD / PVR, by coast

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

Mexico

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Mexico
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
Mexico · high °F	82	83	85	87	89	90	90	91	89	87	84	82
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
Mexico · rain (in)	3.5	2.0	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.5	4.0	4.5	8.5	8.5	4.0	3.5

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