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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License.

Aswan or Faro?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Faro for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Faro’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, Faro 74: Faro leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Faro 48: Faro leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Faro 35: Aswan leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Faro 32: Faro leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Faro 62: Faro leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Faro 64: Faro leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Faro 60: Faro leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Faro 60: Faro leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Faro 35: Faro leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Faro 60: Aswan leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Faro 30: Faro leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Faro 33: Aswan leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Faro.

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.

Faro
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
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). Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanFaro
Official languageArabicPortuguese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m10 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanFaro
City population401,89064,560
People per km²1,072319
Museums within 10 km32
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 months

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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.