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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Belgrade?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Belgrade’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, Belgrade 40: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Belgrade 60: Belgrade leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Belgrade 52: Aswan leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Belgrade 80: Belgrade leads by 72 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Belgrade 50: Belgrade leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Belgrade 60: Belgrade leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Belgrade 45: Belgrade leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Belgrade 55: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Belgrade 42: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Belgrade 70: Aswan leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Belgrade 55: Belgrade leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Belgrade 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 Belgrade.

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.

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife 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

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 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). Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBelgrade
Official languageArabicSerbian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Serbian Dinar (RSD)
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 180Police 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193
Elevation99 m117 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBelgrade
City population401,8901,197,714
People per km²1,0723,327
Museums within 10 km365
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. 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.