Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Ocho Rios

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

Curved pool with blue water surrounded by lounge chairs and palm trees, white gazebo in center, multi-story resort buildings with red-tiled roofs in background.

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Ocho Rios, 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 Ocho Rios
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Ocho Rios
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	8
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.5
$62–$249/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$117–$475/night pp
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	5 of 8
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	May–June and September–November; the rain is why it's this green
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	December–April
Value, sandy beaches, family aqua-park resorts; Marsa Alam for diving	Best for	Waterfalls + gardens + excursions; couples classics

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

Ocho Rios

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Ocho Rios
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
Ocho Rios · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
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
Ocho Rios · rain (in)	1.5	1.2	1.2	1.8	4.5	4.0	3.0	4.2	5.5	7.5	4.0	2.2

Approximate climate normals for Hurghada and Ocho Rios / St. Ann: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.