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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
BerlinThe Brandenburg Gate

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Berlin by Claudia Solano, Pexels License.

Aswan or Berlin?

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

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

Choose Berlin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Berlin’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, Berlin 38: Berlin leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Berlin 66: Berlin leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Berlin 86: Berlin leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Berlin 98: Berlin leads by 90 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Berlin 50: Berlin leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Berlin 66: Berlin leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Berlin 76: Berlin leads by 44 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Berlin 82: Berlin leads by 42 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Berlin 68: Berlin leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Berlin 48: Aswan leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Berlin 90: Berlin leads by 76 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Berlin 55: Berlin leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Berlin.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Berlin
Best match
69match

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

Berlin in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
76 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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AswanBerlin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Berlin: 1991-2020 normals, Berlin / Alexanderplatz (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBerlin
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 m34 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBerlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)19 km from centre161 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBerlin
City population401,8903,700,577
People per km²1,0724,153
Museums within 10 km3157
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14

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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.