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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
A yellow tram in a narrow street, Lisbon
LisbonA yellow tram in a narrow street

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Lisbon by Riccardo Toso, Pexels License.

Aswan or Lisbon?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Lisbon for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Lisbon’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, Lisbon 50: Lisbon leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 45 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Lisbon 78: Lisbon leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 67 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Lisbon 75: Lisbon leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Lisbon 82: Lisbon leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Lisbon 62: Lisbon leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Lisbon 66: Lisbon leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Lisbon 60: Lisbon leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Lisbon 55: Aswan leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Lisbon 60: Lisbon leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Lisbon 36: Aswan leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Lisbon.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Lisbon
Best match
65match

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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Lisbon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
15 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). Lisbon: 1991-2020 normals, Lisboa / Geof (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanLisbon
Official languageArabicPortuguese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m100 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsLisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS)7 km from centre156 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanLisbon
City population401,890545,796
People per km²1,0725,453
Museums within 10 km380
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. 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.