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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Bogota?

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
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Bogota for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Bogota’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, Bogota 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Bogota 66: Bogota leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Bogota 68: Bogota leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Bogota 72: Bogota leads by 64 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Bogota 64: Bogota leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Aswan and Bogota are level on 52.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Bogota 45: Bogota leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Bogota 36: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Bogota 52: Bogota leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Bogota 77: Aswan leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Bogota 64: Bogota leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Bogota 28: Aswan leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Bogota.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Bogota
Best match
52match

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

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 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). Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBogota
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Colombian Peso (COP)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180123
Elevation99 m2,582 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days19 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBogota
City population401,8908,034,649
People per km²1,0725,092
Museums within 10 km330
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.