Rodney Bay vs Sharm el-Sheikh

White colonial-style building with terracotta roof and arched windows overlooks a rectangular blue pool surrounded by palm trees and loungers.

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

Rodney 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

Rodney Bay compared with Sharm el-Sheikh
Rodney Bay	Measure	Sharm el-Sheikh
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
8 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	6
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$87–$564/night pp	Nightly rates	$69–$261/night pp (better)
1 of 8	Adults-only resorts	0 of 6
In the hurricane belt	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season (better)
June–November, heaviest September–October	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
First St. Lucia trips, families, walk-to-dinner travelers	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

Rodney Bay

Sharm el-Sheikh

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Rodney Bay and Sharm el-Sheikh
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Rodney Bay · high °F	84	84	85	87	88	88	88	88	88	87	86	84
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
Rodney Bay · rain (in)	3.7	2.6	2.4	3.4	4.4	7.5	8.1	8.9	8.4	9.2	7.7	5.2
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 Rodney Bay / Gros Islet and Sharm el-Sheikh: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.