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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The skyline and the Rocky Mountains over City Park and Ferril Lake, Denver
DenverThe skyline and the Rocky Mountains over City Park and Ferril Lake

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Denver by Zenhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Denver?

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
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

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

Choose Denver for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Denver’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, Denver 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Denver 54: Denver leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Denver 44: Aswan leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Denver 47: Denver leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Denver 84: Denver leads by 39 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Denver 57: Denver leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Denver 67: Denver leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Aswan and Denver are level on 40.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Denver 44: Denver leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Denver 36: Aswan leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Denver 66: Denver leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Denver are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Denver.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Denver
Best match
49match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Denver in July

32 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
55 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanDenver

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Denver: 1991-2020 normals, Denver / Stapleton International, Co. (11.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanDenver
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m1,609 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsDenver International Airport (DEN)30 km from centre231 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanDenver
City population401,890715,522
People per km²1,0721,783
Museums within 10 km326
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.