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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Flame Towers from the seafront, Baku
BakuThe Flame Towers from the seafront

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Baku by Zulfugar Karimov, Pexels License.

Aswan or Baku?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Baku for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Baku’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, Baku 40: Baku leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Baku 60: Baku leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Baku 62: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Baku 42: Baku leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Baku 30: Aswan leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Baku 45: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Baku 45: Baku leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Baku 58: Baku leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Baku 48: Baku leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Baku 64: Aswan leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Baku 52: Baku leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Baku 30: Aswan leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Baku.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Baku
Best match
48match

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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Baku in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBaku

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Baku: 1991-2020 normals, Mashtaga (23.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBaku
Official languageArabicAzerbaijani, Azerbaijani Sign Language
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Azerbaijan Manat (AZN)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180102 or 112
Elevation99 m-28 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsHeydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD)22 km from centre79 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBaku
City population401,8902,300,500
People per km²1,0721,075
Museums within 10 km350
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.