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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Geneva?

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

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

Choose Geneva for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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, Geneva 45: Geneva leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Geneva 55: Geneva leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Geneva 58: Aswan leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Geneva 38: Geneva leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Geneva 82: Geneva leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Geneva 80: Geneva leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Geneva 57: Geneva leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Geneva 86: Geneva leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Geneva 68: Geneva leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Geneva 5: Aswan leads by 87 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Geneva 60: Geneva leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Geneva 55: Geneva leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Geneva.

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.

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on getting around 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
14 hdaylight a day

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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). Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanGeneva
Official languageArabicFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCJ230 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 m403 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanGeneva
City population401,890211,152
People per km²1,07213,280
Museums within 10 km334
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.