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Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hurghada or Scottsdale?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • shopping
  • live music and the arts
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Hurghada leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Hurghada 34, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Hurghada 14, Scottsdale 38: Scottsdale leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Hurghada 40, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hurghada 72, Scottsdale 68: Hurghada leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Hurghada 30, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Hurghada 62, Scottsdale 60: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hurghada 22, Scottsdale 20: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Hurghada 24, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Hurghada 80, Scottsdale 32: Hurghada leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hurghada 10, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hurghada 44, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hurghada and Scottsdale.

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.

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on shopping 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HurghadaScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHurghadaScottsdale
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation11 m380 m
Main airportHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHurghadaScottsdale
City population214,247241,361
Museums within 10 km110
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.