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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto
KyotoThe pagoda at Kiyomizu-dera

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Kyoto by Bert Mulder, Pexels License.

Aswan or Kyoto?

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

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

Choose Kyoto for

  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Kyoto’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, Kyoto 15: Kyoto leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Kyoto 85: Kyoto leads by 55 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Kyoto 96: Kyoto leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Kyoto 35: Kyoto leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Kyoto 70: Kyoto leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Kyoto 96: Kyoto leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Kyoto 68: Kyoto leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Kyoto 72: Kyoto leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Kyoto 72: Kyoto leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Kyoto 50: Aswan leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Kyoto 60: Kyoto leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Kyoto 70: Kyoto leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Kyoto.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Kyoto
Best match
66match

Wins on food and drink 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Kyoto in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
225 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Kyoto's sunshine is measured 43 km from the centre, at Osaka.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Kyoto: 1971-2000 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Kyoto (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanKyoto
Official languageArabicJapanese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 110, fire 119
Elevation99 m51 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)81 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanKyoto
City population401,8901,463,723
People per km²1,0721,768
Museums within 10 km377
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. 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.