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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Wat Chiang Man in the old city, Chiang Mai
Chiang MaiWat Chiang Man in the old city

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Chiang Mai by Gije Cho, Pexels License.

Aswan or Chiang Mai?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Chiang Mai for

  • food and drink
  • wellness
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Chiang Mai’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, Chiang Mai 6: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Chiang Mai 78: Chiang Mai leads by 48 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Chiang Mai 65: Chiang Mai leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Chiang Mai 45: Chiang Mai leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Chiang Mai 73: Chiang Mai leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Chiang Mai 48: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Chiang Mai 55: Chiang Mai leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Chiang Mai 38: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Chiang Mai 62: Chiang Mai leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Chiang Mai 90: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Chiang Mai 30: Chiang Mai leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Chiang Mai 82: Chiang Mai leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Chiang Mai.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Chiang Mai
Best match
56match

Wins on food and drink and wellness 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

Chiang Mai in July

32 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanChiang Mai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Chiang Mai: 1991-2020 normals, Chiang Mai (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanChiang Mai
Official languageArabicThai
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation99 m310 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsChiang Mai International Airport (CNX)3 km from centre28 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanChiang Mai
City population401,8901,198,000
People per km²1,0722,958
Museums within 10 km36
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.