Sharm el-Sheikh vs U.S. Virgin Islands

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

Curved turquoise pool with wooden bar structure and blue umbrellas, overlooking beach and calm Caribbean waters at Bolongo Bay Beach Resort.

U.S. Virgin Islands1 resort · ★ 4.4 average

Sharm el-Sheikh and U.S. Virgin Islands, 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

Sharm el-Sheikh compared with U.S. Virgin Islands
Sharm el-Sheikh	Measure	U.S. Virgin Islands
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	–
6 (better)	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.7 (better)	Average guest rating	★ 4.4
$69–$261/night pp (better)	Nightly rates	$218–$220/night pp
0 of 6	Adults-only resorts	0 of 1
No hurricane season (better)	Hurricane exposure	In the hurricane belt
None to speak of	Rainy season	September–November
October–May; high summer is very hot but dry, and the sea is at its warmest	Sweet spot	December–April

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

Sharm el-Sheikh

U.S. Virgin Islands

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Sharm el-Sheikh and U.S. Virgin Islands
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sharm el-Sheikh · high °F	72	74	79	86	93	97	99	99	95	89	81	74
U.S. Virgin Islands · high °F	84	84	85	86	87	88	89	89	89	88	86	85
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
U.S. Virgin Islands · rain (in)	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.5	3.5	2.5	2.5	3.5	5.5	5.5	5.0	3.0

Approximate climate normals for Sharm el-Sheikh and St. Croix / St. Thomas: planning guidance, not a forecast. A deeper tint is a higher number, read within its own row.