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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Baden-Baden?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Baden-Baden for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Baden-Baden’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, Baden-Baden 8: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Baden-Baden 45: Baden-Baden leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Baden-Baden 52: Aswan leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Baden-Baden 15: Baden-Baden leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Baden-Baden 70: Baden-Baden leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Baden-Baden 78: Baden-Baden leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Baden-Baden 50: Baden-Baden leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Baden-Baden 62: Baden-Baden leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Baden-Baden 38: Baden-Baden leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Baden-Baden 30: Aswan leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Baden-Baden 58: Baden-Baden leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Baden-Baden 96: Baden-Baden leads by 56 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Baden-Baden.

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.

Baden-Baden
Best match
50match

Wins on wellness 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.

Aswan in July

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

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBaden-Baden

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBaden-Baden
Official languageArabicGerman
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m181 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBaden-Baden
City population401,89056,952
People per km²1,072406
Museums within 10 km311
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.