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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Cordoba?

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 Cordoba for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Cordoba’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, Cordoba 14: Cordoba leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Cordoba 62: Cordoba leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Cordoba 81: Cordoba leads by 17 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Cordoba 40: Cordoba leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan and Cordoba are level on 45.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Cordoba 86: Cordoba leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Cordoba 40: Cordoba leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Cordoba 68: Cordoba leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Cordoba 38: Cordoba leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Cordoba 63: Aswan leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Cordoba 47: Cordoba leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Cordoba are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Cordoba.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Cordoba
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips 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

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanCordoba

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanCordoba
Official languageArabicSpanish
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 m120 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanCordoba
City population401,890323,262
People per km²1,072258
Museums within 10 km316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.