Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs Soufrière & South St. Lucia

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

Private villa courtyard at Serenity at Coconut Bay with turquoise plunge pool, loungers, and pink cottage beyond palm trees.

Soufrière & South St. Lucia5 resorts · ★ 4.6 average

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Soufrière & South St. Lucia, 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 Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	Soufrière & South St. Lucia
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	5
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
$62–$249/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$116–$810/night pp
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	4 of 5
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	June–November, heaviest September–October
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	Honeymoons, the view, snorkelling off Anse Chastanet, a resort beside the airport

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

Soufrière & South St. Lucia

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and Soufrière & South St. Lucia
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
Soufrière & South St. Lucia · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	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
Soufrière & South St. Lucia · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2

Approximate climate normals for Hurghada and Hewanorra (Vieux Fort); the hills above Soufrière run wetter: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.