Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Punta Cana

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

Beachfront bar with a thatched palapa roof, white columns, and wooden counter on the sand at Secrets Cap Cana Resort & Spa.

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Punta Cana, 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 Punta Cana
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Punta Cana
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14	Resorts in our catalog	35 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$62–$249/night pp	Nightly rates	$40–$505/night pp (better)
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	14 of 35
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	May and August–October, mostly brief tropical downpours
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	Value, families, groups, first-time all-inclusive trips

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

Punta Cana

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Punta Cana
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
Punta Cana · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	88	87	86	84
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
Punta Cana · rain (in)	2.0	1.7	1.7	2.5	4.5	3.0	2.5	3.5	3.5	4.5	3.5	2.5

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