Indonesia vs Sharm el-Sheikh

A rectangular pool with a stone fountain centerpiece is flanked by blue loungers and umbrellas, facing a traditional Balinese pavilion with orange-tiled roofs at Ayodya Resort Bali.

Rixos Premium Seagate beachfront with pale buildings, palm trees, and white umbrellas lining the sandy shore and shallow water.

Sharm el-Sheikh6 resorts · ★ 4.7 average

Indonesia and Sharm el-Sheikh, 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

Indonesia compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Indonesia	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
11 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.6	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$45–$294/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp
0 of 11	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–March	Rainy season	None to speak of
April–October	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest

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

Indonesia

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Indonesia and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Indonesia · high °F	88	88	88	88	87	86	84	84	86	88	88	88
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Indonesia · rain (in)	13.6	10.9	8.3	3.5	2.7	2.1	1.5	1.0	1.5	2.5	7.0	11.4
Sharm el-Sheikh · rain (in)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1

Approximate climate normals for Bali and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.