Luxor vs Sharm El Sheikh: which is better, month by month

Sharm El Sheikh beats Luxor in 10 of 12 months — its lead peaks in August (92 vs 31) — and they are within 3 points in February and December.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Luxor

🇪🇬 Egypt · arid climate

Best month: February 93/100
Months won: 0 of 12

Sharm El Sheikh

🇪🇬 Egypt · arid climate

Best month: April 97/100
Months won: 10 of 12

Luxor vs Sharm El Sheikh — all 12 months

Month	Luxor	Sharm El Sheikh	Winner	Gap
January	88Anice, dry	93Snice, dry, clean air	Sharm El Sheikh	5
February	93Snice, dry	94Snice, dry, clean air	Tie	1
March	83Awarm, dry	96Swarm, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	13
April	71Bhot, dry	97Shot, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	26
May	50Dsweltering, dry	95Ssweltering, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	45
June	37Fsweltering, dry	94Ssweltering, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	57
July	34Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	93Ssweltering, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	59
August	31Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	92Ssweltering, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	61
September	44Fsweltering, dry, poor air quality	94Ssweltering, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	50
October	65Csweltering, dry, poor air quality	96Shot, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	31
November	85Awarm, dry	97Swarm, dry	Sharm El Sheikh	12
December	91Snice, dry	93Snice, dry	Tie	2

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (31 vs 92). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.