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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Copenhagen?

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 Copenhagen for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Copenhagen’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, Copenhagen 40: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Copenhagen 76: Copenhagen leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Copenhagen 72: Copenhagen leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Copenhagen 60: Copenhagen leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan and Copenhagen are level on 45.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Copenhagen 72: Copenhagen leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Copenhagen 85: Copenhagen leads by 53 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Copenhagen 85: Copenhagen leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Copenhagen 70: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Copenhagen 18: Aswan leads by 74 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Copenhagen 68: Copenhagen leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Copenhagen 55: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Copenhagen.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

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

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanCopenhagen

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanCopenhagen
Official languageArabicDanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Danish Krone (DKK)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCEFK230 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 m14 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanCopenhagen
City population401,890667,099
People per km²1,0727,339
Museums within 10 km372
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.