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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Marrakech?

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

  • day trips
  • prices
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Marrakech’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, Marrakech 7: Aswan leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Marrakech 64: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Marrakech 33: Marrakech leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Marrakech 28: Aswan leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Marrakech 25: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Marrakech 38: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Marrakech 72: Aswan leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Marrakech 25: Marrakech leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on shopping and wellness 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

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMarrakech
Official languageArabicArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation99 m465 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMarrakech
City population401,8901,002,697
People per km²1,0724,360
Museums within 10 km314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.