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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Centro Civico and its clock tower, Bariloche
BarilocheThe Centro Civico and its clock tower

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Bariloche by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Bariloche?

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
  • day trips

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

Choose Bariloche for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Bariloche’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, Bariloche 27: Bariloche leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Bariloche 44: Bariloche leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Bariloche 27: Aswan leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Bariloche 33: Bariloche leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Bariloche 94: Bariloche leads by 49 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Bariloche 38: Aswan leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Bariloche 55: Bariloche leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Bariloche 44: Bariloche leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Bariloche 33: Bariloche leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Bariloche 46: Aswan leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Bariloche 27: Bariloche leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Bariloche are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Bariloche.

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.

Bariloche
Best match
42match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Bariloche in July

8 °Cdaytime high
-1 °Cnight-time low
132 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Bariloche: 1991-2020 normals, Bariloche Aerodrome (11.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBariloche
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180117 or 911
Elevation99 m794 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC)12 km from centre17 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBariloche
City population401,890136,381
People per km²1,072619
Museums within 10 km33
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. 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.