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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Heidelberg’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. Heidelberg 7, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 77 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Hurghada 34: Heidelberg leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Hurghada 14: Heidelberg leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Hurghada 40: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Hurghada 72: Hurghada leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Hurghada 30: Heidelberg leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg and Hurghada are level on 62.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Hurghada 22: Heidelberg leads by 50 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Hurghada 24: Heidelberg leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Hurghada 10: Heidelberg leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg and Hurghada are level on 44.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Heidelberg and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Heidelberg
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around and day trips 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.

Heidelberg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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HeidelbergHurghada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergHurghada
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
Elevation114 m11 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergHurghada
City population156,092214,247
People per km²1,433-
Museums within 10 km171
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
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.