Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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 turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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 U.S. Virgin Islands
Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
14 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$62–$249/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp
4 of 14	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	September–November
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	December–April
Hurghada (HRG) for the town and the bays; Marsa Alam (RMF) for the south	Airports	St. Thomas (STT) and St. Croix (STX)

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

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Hurghada & the Red Sea Coast and U.S. Virgin Islands
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

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