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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Massachusetts State House, Boston
BostonThe Massachusetts State House

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Boston by Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Boston?

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

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

Choose Boston for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Boston’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, Boston 35: Boston leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Boston 64: Boston leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Boston 72: Boston leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Boston 47: Boston leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Boston 60: Boston leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Boston 72: Boston leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Boston 72: Boston leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Boston 70: Boston leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Boston 55: Boston leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Boston 18: Aswan leads by 74 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Boston 72: Boston leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Boston 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 Boston.

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.

Boston
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and families 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

Boston in July

28 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanBoston

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Boston: 1991-2020 normals, Boston Logan International (3.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanBoston
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m43 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsBoston Logan International Airport (BOS)4 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanBoston
City population401,890675,647
People per km²1,0722,910
Museums within 10 km351
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.