Montego Bay vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Beachfront dining area at JOIA Rose Hall by Iberostar with wooden tables, white chairs, cream umbrellas, and a tall palm tree, with the resort building and bar in the background.

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

Montego Bay 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

Montego Bay compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Montego Bay	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
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$120–$822/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
6 of 11	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–June and September–November, mostly short afternoon bursts	Rainy season	None to speak of
December–April	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Sangster (MBJ), most resorts 10–30 min	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
Short transfers, golf, first Jamaica trips	Best for	Snorkelling and diving from the beach, weather-proof sun

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

Montego Bay

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Montego Bay and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Montego Bay · high °F	82	82	83	84	86	88	88	88	88	87	85	83
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Montego Bay · rain (in)	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	4.0	3.5	2.4	3.5	5.1	7.1	3.0	1.5
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 Montego Bay / Rose Hall and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.