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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Maastricht?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Maastricht 60: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Maastricht 77: Maastricht leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Maastricht 38: Aswan leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Maastricht 40: Maastricht leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Maastricht.

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.

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on nightlife and getting around 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 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). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMaastricht
Official languageArabicDutch
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 m49 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMaastricht
City population401,890120,227
People per km²1,0722,000
Museums within 10 km321
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15

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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. 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.