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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Dublin?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Dublin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Dublin’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, Dublin 27: Dublin leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Dublin 50: Dublin leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan and Dublin are level on 64.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Dublin 62: Dublin leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Dublin 70: Dublin leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Dublin 72: Dublin leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Dublin 57: Dublin leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Dublin 66: Dublin leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Dublin 54: Dublin leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Dublin 20: Aswan leads by 72 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Dublin 65: Dublin leads by 51 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Dublin 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 Dublin.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Dublin
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanDublin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanDublin
Official languageArabicEnglish, Irish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m20 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanDublin
City population401,890592,713
People per km²1,0725,154
Museums within 10 km340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
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. 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.