Negril vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Large turquoise pool with lane markings at Grand Palladium Lady Hamilton Resort & Spa, flanked by white buildings, palm trees, and blue lounge chairs under clear 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

Negril 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

Negril compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Negril	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
7 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$127–$490/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
3 of 7	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
May–June and September–November	Rainy season	None to speak of
December–April, with a sunset every night of the year	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Sangster (MBJ), ~75–90 min transfer	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
Beach purists, couples, long unhurried stays	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

Negril

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Negril and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Negril · high °F	83	83	84	85	87	89	89	89	88	87	86	84
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Negril · rain (in)	0.8	0.6	0.7	1.3	4.2	3.8	2.6	3.8	5.5	7.0	3.2	1.4
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 Seven Mile Beach and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.