VacationSelector
Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church, Ljubljana
LjubljanaThe Triple Bridge and the Franciscan Church

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Ljubljana by detait, Pexels License.

Aswan or Ljubljana?

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 Ljubljana for

  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Ljubljana’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, Ljubljana 22: Ljubljana leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Ljubljana 55: Ljubljana leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Ljubljana 55: Aswan leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Ljubljana 40: Ljubljana leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Ljubljana 80: Ljubljana leads by 35 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Ljubljana 78: Ljubljana leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Ljubljana 54: Ljubljana leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Ljubljana 74: Ljubljana leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Ljubljana 33: Ljubljana leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Ljubljana 54: Aswan leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Ljubljana 50: Ljubljana leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Ljubljana 42: Ljubljana leads by 2 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Ljubljana.

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.

Ljubljana
Best match
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and nature and the outdoors 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

Ljubljana in July

28 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
121 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

0°10°20°30°40°50°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

050100150200JFMAMJJASOND
AswanLjubljana

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Ljubljana: 1991-2020 normals, Ljubljana / Bezigrad (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanLjubljana
Official languageArabicSlovene
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 m309 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsLjubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU)20 km from centre32 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanLjubljana
City population401,890284,293
People per km²1,0721,736
Museums within 10 km314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Aswan or Ljubljana somewhere new.

Browse every destination

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.