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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine, Cologne
CologneThe cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Cologne by Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Cologne?

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 Cologne for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Cologne’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, Cologne 14: Cologne leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Cologne 52: Cologne leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Cologne 67: Cologne leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Cologne 66: Cologne leads by 58 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Cologne 56: Cologne leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Cologne 80: Cologne leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Cologne 70: Cologne leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Cologne 74: Cologne leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Cologne 57: Cologne leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Cologne 46: Aswan leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Cologne 68: Cologne leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Cologne 50: Cologne leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Cologne.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Cologne
Best match
58match

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

Cologne in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
81 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanCologne

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Cologne: 1991-2020 normals, Köln-Stammheim (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanCologne
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 m59 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsCologne Bonn Airport (CGN)15 km from centre115 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanCologne
City population401,8901,025,523
People per km²1,0722,532
Museums within 10 km340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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.