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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Calgary?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Calgary for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Calgary’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, Calgary 8: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Calgary 45: Calgary leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Calgary 35: Aswan leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Calgary 40: Calgary leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Calgary 88: Calgary leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Calgary 55: Calgary leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Calgary 68: Calgary leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Calgary 42: Calgary leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Calgary 42: Calgary leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Calgary 42: Aswan leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Calgary 46: Calgary leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Calgary 42: Calgary leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Calgary.

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.

Calgary
Best match
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
14 hdaylight a day

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanCalgary

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanCalgary
Official languageArabicFrench, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m1,045 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanCalgary
City population401,8901,306,784
People per km²1,0721,583
Museums within 10 km313
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. 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.