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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Wat Pho, Bangkok
BangkokWat Pho

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Bangkok by Lu Zhao, Pexels License.

Aswan or Bangkok?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Bangkok for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Bangkok’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, Bangkok 12: Bangkok leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Bangkok 95: Bangkok leads by 65 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Bangkok 80: Bangkok leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Bangkok 85: Bangkok leads by 77 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Bangkok 25: Aswan leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Bangkok 72: Bangkok leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Bangkok 50: Bangkok leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Bangkok 50: Bangkok leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Bangkok 80: Bangkok leads by 50 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Bangkok 85: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Bangkok 52: Bangkok leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Bangkok 75: Bangkok leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Bangkok.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

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

Bangkok
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink 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

Bangkok in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
184 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBangkok

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Bangkok: 1991-2020 normals, Bangkok (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBangkok
Official languageArabicThai
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation99 m2 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSuvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)26 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBangkok
City population401,8905,676,648
People per km²1,0723,619
Museums within 10 km359
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.