Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs South Africa

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 South Africa, 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 South Africa
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	South Africa
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.7	Average guest rating	–
$62–$249/night pp	Nightly rates	–
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
None to speak of	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland

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

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South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and South Africa
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
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
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
South Africa · rain (in)	5.3	4.8	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.1	1.5	1.9	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.0

Approximate climate normals for Hurghada and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.