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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Aswan or Izmir?

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 Izmir for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’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, Izmir 62: Izmir leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Izmir 55: Aswan leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Izmir 63: Izmir leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Izmir 55: Izmir leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Izmir 66: Aswan leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Izmir 48: Izmir leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Izmir 57: Izmir leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Izmir.

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.

Izmir
Best match
62match

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

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanIzmir

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanIzmir
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 m2 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanIzmir
City population401,8904,493,242
People per km²1,0724,760
Museums within 10 km329
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.