Puerto Vallarta vs Sharm el-Sheikh

Resort pool with white umbrellas and lounge chairs, palm trees, and a multi-story hotel building backed by green mountains.

Puerto Vallarta13 resorts · ★ 4.3 average

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

Puerto Vallarta 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

Puerto Vallarta compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Puerto Vallarta	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
13 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$47–$268/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp
3 of 13	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
Low hurricane risk	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–October: dramatic afternoon storms, lush green hills	Rainy season	None to speak of
November–May; whales in the bay December–March	Sweet spot	October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest
Puerto Vallarta (PVR), most resorts 10–40 min	Airport	Sharm el-Sheikh (SSH), most resorts 10–30 min
Calm swimmable water, town culture with your resort, LGBTQ+-friendly scene	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

Puerto Vallarta

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Puerto Vallarta and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Puerto Vallarta · high °F	82	82	82	84	87	90	92	92	90	89	86	83
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Puerto Vallarta · rain (in)	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	7.0	11.0	10.5	13.5	4.0	0.8	0.5
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 Banderas Bay and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.