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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Hamburg 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 Hamburg for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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. Hamburg 28, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 56 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Hurghada 34: Hamburg leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Hurghada 14: Hamburg leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Hurghada 40: Hamburg leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Hurghada 72: Hurghada leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Hurghada 30: Hamburg leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Hurghada 62: Hamburg leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Hurghada 22: Hamburg leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Hurghada 24: Hamburg leads by 41 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Hurghada 10: Hamburg leads by 70 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg and Hurghada are level on 44.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on live music and the arts 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.

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
17 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. Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHamburgHurghada
Official languageGermanArabic
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
Elevation6 m11 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgHurghada
City population1,869,473214,247
People per km²2,476-
Museums within 10 km771
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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). 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. 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.