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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Guilin?

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

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose Guilin for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Guilin’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, Guilin 8: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Guilin 40: Aswan leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Guilin 30: Guilin leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Guilin 56: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Guilin 28: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Guilin 78: Aswan leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Guilin 30: Guilin leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Guilin are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Guilin.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Guilin
Best match
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
14 hdaylight a day

Guilin in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
248 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanGuilin
Official languageArabicPutonghua
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation99 m153 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanGuilin
City population401,8904,931,137
People per km²1,072-
Museums within 10 km31
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. 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.