Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Puerto Vallarta

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

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Puerto Vallarta, 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 Puerto Vallarta
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Puerto Vallarta
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	13
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.3
$62–$249/night pp	Nightly rates	$47–$268/night pp (better)
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	3 of 13
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	Low hurricane risk
None to speak of	Rainy season	June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	November–May; whales in the bay December–March
Value, sandy beaches, family aqua-park resorts; Marsa Alam for diving	Best for	Calm swimmable water, town culture with your resort, LGBTQ+-friendly scene

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

Puerto Vallarta

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Puerto Vallarta
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
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	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
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5

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