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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Amsterdam or Hurghada?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Amsterdam for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Amsterdam’s own page.

Choose Hurghada for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Hurghada’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Amsterdam 25, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 59 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Hurghada 34: Amsterdam leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Hurghada 14: Amsterdam leads by 68 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Hurghada 40: Amsterdam leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Hurghada 72: Hurghada leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Hurghada 30: Amsterdam leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Hurghada 62: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Hurghada 22: Amsterdam leads by 64 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Hurghada 24: Amsterdam leads by 44 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Hurghada 10: Amsterdam leads by 68 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Hurghada 44: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Hurghada.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Hurghada
43match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamHurghada
Official languageDutchArabic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation-2 m11 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamHurghada
City population921,468214,247
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1011
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.