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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Austin?

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 Aswan for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

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

Choose Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Austin’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. Aswan 10, Austin 30: Austin leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Austin 66: Austin leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Austin 40: Aswan leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Austin 65: Austin leads by 57 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Austin 57: Austin leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Austin 58: Austin leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Austin 55: Austin leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Austin 30: Aswan leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Austin 45: Austin leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Austin 33: Aswan leads by 59 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Austin 77: Austin leads by 63 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Austin are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Austin.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Austin
Best match
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Aswan in July

42 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanAustin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanAustin
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m149 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanAustin
City population401,890961,855
People per km²1,0721,217
Museums within 10 km321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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). 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.