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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Fort Lauderdale?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Fort Lauderdale for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Fort Lauderdale’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, Fort Lauderdale 88: Fort Lauderdale leads by 78 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Fort Lauderdale 47: Fort Lauderdale leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Fort Lauderdale 28: Aswan leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Fort Lauderdale 62: Fort Lauderdale leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Fort Lauderdale 58: Fort Lauderdale leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Fort Lauderdale 66: Fort Lauderdale leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Fort Lauderdale 32: Aswan leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Fort Lauderdale 52: Fort Lauderdale leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Fort Lauderdale 32: Aswan leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Fort Lauderdale 42: Fort Lauderdale leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Fort Lauderdale are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Fort Lauderdale.

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.

Fort Lauderdale
Best match
50match

Wins on beaches 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanFort Lauderdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanFort Lauderdale
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m11 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanFort Lauderdale
City population401,890182,760
People per km²1,0721,829
Museums within 10 km36
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.