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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Aswan or Mexico City?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Mexico City for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 60 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 72 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Mexico City 50: Mexico City leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Mexico City 50: Mexico City leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Mexico City 75: Aswan leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Mexico City are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink 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

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMexico City
Official languageArabicSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m2,240 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMexico City
City population401,8909,209,944
People per km²1,0726,202
Museums within 10 km3108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km16

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.