Philippines vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Private villa deck with infinity pool overlooking the ocean at sunset, palm trees and tropical vegetation visible beyond the wooden platform.

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

Philippines 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

Philippines compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Philippines	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
3	Resorts in our catalog	6 (better)
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.7
$170–$628/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
0 of 3	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–November	Rainy season	None to speak of
January–April	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

Philippines

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Philippines and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Philippines · high °F	86	87	88	90	91	90	88	88	88	88	88	86
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Philippines · rain (in)	4.0	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.5	6.5	7.0	6.0	6.5	7.5	6.5	5.5
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 Cebu / Mactan and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.