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Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hurghada or Quebec City?

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 Hurghada for

  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Hurghada 84, Quebec City 18: Hurghada leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Hurghada 34, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Hurghada 14, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 56 points.
Nightlife. Hurghada 40, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hurghada 72, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Hurghada 30, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Hurghada 62, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hurghada 22, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Hurghada 24, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Hurghada 80, Quebec City 45: Hurghada leads by 35 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hurghada 10, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hurghada 44, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hurghada and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Hurghada
43match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HurghadaQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHurghadaQuebec City
Official languageArabicFrench, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation11 m98 m
Main airportHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureHurghadaQuebec City
City population214,247574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.