Maldives vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Overwater bungalow with thatched roof at Cinnamon Hakuraa Huraa Maldives, featuring a furnished deck with loungers and colorful cushioned seating.

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

Maldives 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

Maldives compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Maldives	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
36 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.7
$127–$2056/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
4 of 36	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
May–November (southwest monsoon), wettest September–November	Rainy season	None to speak of
January–March	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

Maldives

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Maldives and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Maldives · high °F	86	87	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Maldives · rain (in)	4.5	2.0	2.9	5.2	8.5	6.5	5.8	6.9	9.6	8.7	9.1	9.0
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 Malé atolls and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.