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Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island
The Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Hurghada or Seattle?

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

  • prices
  • beaches
  • wellness

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

Choose Seattle for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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, Seattle 30: Hurghada leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Hurghada 34, Seattle 66: Seattle leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Hurghada 14, Seattle 50: Seattle leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Hurghada 40, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hurghada 72, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Hurghada 30, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Hurghada 62, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Hurghada 22, Seattle 60: Seattle leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Hurghada 24, Seattle 52: Seattle leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Hurghada 80, Seattle 22: Hurghada leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hurghada 10, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 60 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hurghada 44, Seattle 40: Hurghada leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hurghada and Seattle.

Your match

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

Hurghada
43match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Seattle
Best match
54match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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HurghadaSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHurghadaSeattle
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation11 m40 m
Main airportHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHurghadaSeattle
City population214,247737,015
People per km²-1,996
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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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.