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The Centro Civico and its clock tower, Bariloche
BarilocheThe Centro Civico and its clock tower
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Bariloche by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Bariloche 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 Bariloche for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

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. Bariloche 27, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 57 points.
Food & drink. Bariloche 44, Hurghada 34: Bariloche leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Bariloche 27, Hurghada 14: Bariloche leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Bariloche 33, Hurghada 40: Hurghada leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bariloche 94, Hurghada 72: Bariloche leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Bariloche 38, Hurghada 30: Bariloche leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Bariloche 55, Hurghada 62: Hurghada leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Bariloche 44, Hurghada 22: Bariloche leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Bariloche 33, Hurghada 24: Bariloche leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Bariloche 46, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bariloche 27, Hurghada 10: Bariloche leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bariloche 40, Hurghada 44: Hurghada leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bariloche and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Bariloche
42match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around 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.

Bariloche in July

8 °Cdaytime high
-1 °Cnight-time low
132 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 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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BarilocheHurghada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bariloche: 1991-2020 normals, Bariloche Aerodrome (11.2 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBarilocheHurghada
Official languageSpanishArabic
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation794 m11 m
Main airportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC)12 km from centre17 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureBarilocheHurghada
City population136,381214,247
People per km²619-
Museums within 10 km31
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.