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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

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

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • families

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. Geneva 45, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Hurghada 34: Geneva leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Hurghada 14: Geneva leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Hurghada 40: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Hurghada 72: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Hurghada 30: Geneva leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Hurghada 62: Hurghada leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Hurghada 22: Geneva leads by 64 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Hurghada 24: Geneva leads by 44 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 75 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Hurghada 10: Geneva leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Hurghada 44: Geneva leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaHurghada
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshArabic
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsCJ230 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
Elevation403 m11 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaHurghada
City population211,152214,247
People per km²13,280-
Museums within 10 km341
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.

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.