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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License.

Aswan or Hamburg?

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 Hamburg for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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, Hamburg 28: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Hamburg 55: Hamburg leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Hamburg 62: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Hamburg 76: Hamburg leads by 68 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Hamburg 52: Hamburg leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Hamburg 70: Hamburg leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Hamburg 74: Hamburg leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Hamburg 65: Hamburg leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Hamburg 38: Aswan leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Hamburg 80: Hamburg leads by 66 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Hamburg 44: Hamburg leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Hamburg.

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.

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife 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

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanHamburg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Hamburg: 1991-2020 normals, Hamburg Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanHamburg
Official languageArabicGerman
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 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 m6 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanHamburg
City population401,8901,869,473
People per km²1,0722,476
Museums within 10 km377
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.