Kos vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Pool deck with loungers overlooking a bay, white modern building, and dining area at Mitsis Selection Blue Domes under blue sky.

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

Kos 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

Kos compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Kos	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions (better)	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
2	Resorts in our catalog	6 (better)
★ 4.8 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.7
$177–$857/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
0 of 2	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–March	Rainy season	None to speak of
June and September; July–August is hottest and windiest	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Kos (KGS), in the centre of the island; most resorts are 10–30 min away	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
A straightforward beach week, cycling, short transfers, a day in Turkey	Best for	Snorkelling and diving from the beach, weather-proof sun
None tropical; the meltemi wind July–August, strongest on the north coast	Weather risk	None; effectively no rain

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

Kos

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kos and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Kos · high °F	59	59	63	68	76	84	88	88	83	76	68	61
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Kos · rain (in)	5.0	3.4	2.4	0.9	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	2.1	3.6	5.8
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 Kos and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.