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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Aswan or Delhi?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Delhi for

  • food and drink
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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, Delhi 4: Aswan leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 54 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Delhi 44: Delhi leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Delhi 20: Aswan leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Delhi 68: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Aswan and Delhi are level on 32.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Delhi 90: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Delhi 25: Aswan leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Delhi.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on food and drink and shopping 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

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanDelhi
Official languageArabicHindi, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180108 or 112
Elevation99 m221 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanDelhi
City population401,89026,495,000
People per km²1,07218,962
Museums within 10 km323
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14

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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.