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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Mendoza?

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 Mendoza for

  • food and drink
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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, Mendoza 6: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Mendoza 68: Mendoza leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Mendoza 30: Aswan leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Mendoza 40: Mendoza leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Aswan and Mendoza are level on 52.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Mendoza 42: Mendoza leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Mendoza 48: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Mendoza 56: Aswan leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 19 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Mendoza 55: Mendoza leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Mendoza.

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.

Mendoza
Best match
46match

Wins on food and drink 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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMendoza
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180117 or 911
Elevation99 m769 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMendoza
City population401,890127,160
People per km²1,0722,355
Museums within 10 km31
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.