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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License.

Aswan or Jakarta?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Jakarta for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Jakarta’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, Jakarta 28: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Jakarta 78: Jakarta leads by 48 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Jakarta 48: Aswan leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Jakarta 66: Jakarta leads by 58 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Jakarta 30: Aswan leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Jakarta 45: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Jakarta 50: Jakarta leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Jakarta 36: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Jakarta 64: Jakarta leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Jakarta 80: Aswan leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Jakarta 42: Jakarta leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Jakarta 46: Jakarta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Jakarta.

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 nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Jakarta
Best match
51match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink 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

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 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). Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanJakarta
Official languageArabicIndonesian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Rupiah (IDR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m91 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanJakarta
City population401,89011,135,191
People per km²1,07216,821
Museums within 10 km344
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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.