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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Hot-air balloons over Cappadocia at sunrise, Goreme
GoremeHot-air balloons over Cappadocia at sunrise

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Goreme by Guerrero De la Luz, Pexels License.

Aswan or Goreme?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Goreme for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Goreme’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, Goreme 3: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Goreme 20: Aswan leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Goreme 45: Aswan leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Goreme 5: Aswan leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Goreme 74: Goreme leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Goreme 70: Goreme leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Goreme 40: Goreme leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Aswan and Goreme are level on 40.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Goreme 22: Aswan leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Goreme 58: Aswan leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Goreme 10: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Goreme 42: Goreme leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Goreme.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Goreme
36match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips 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

Goreme in July

30 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Goreme's station stands 160 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Goreme: 1991-2020 normals, Nevsehir (10.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanGoreme
Official languageArabicTurkish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m1,100 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsKayseri Erkilet International Airport (ASR)60 km from centre22 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanGoreme
City population401,8902,000
People per km²1,07220
Museums within 10 km35
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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. 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.