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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Auckland 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 Auckland for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • prices
  • beaches

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. Auckland 68, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Hurghada 34: Auckland leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Hurghada 14: Auckland leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Hurghada 40: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Hurghada 72: Auckland leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Hurghada 30: Auckland leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Hurghada 62: Auckland leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Hurghada 22: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Hurghada 24: Auckland leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Hurghada 10: Auckland leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Hurghada 44: Auckland leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

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

Hurghada
43match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
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

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandHurghada
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriArabic
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number111Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation196 m11 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandHurghada
City population1,470,100214,247
People per km²2,630-
Museums within 10 km151
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 months

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.