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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Semperoper, Dresden
DresdenThe Semperoper

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Dresden by Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Dresden?

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 Dresden for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Dresden’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 and Dresden are level on 10.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Dresden 45: Dresden leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Dresden 79: Dresden leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Dresden 47: Dresden leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Dresden 74: Dresden leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Dresden 76: Dresden leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Dresden 60: Dresden leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Dresden 74: Dresden leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Dresden 42: Dresden leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Dresden 55: Aswan leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Dresden 76: Dresden leads by 62 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Dresden 42: Dresden leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Dresden.

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.

Dresden
Best match
57match

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

Dresden in July

26 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
80 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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AswanDresden

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Dresden: 1991-2020 normals, Dresden-Strehlen (3.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanDresden
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 m126 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsDresden Airport (DRS)10 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanDresden
City population401,890562,764
People per km²1,0721,713
Museums within 10 km370
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.