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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Stari Most and the old town, Mostar
MostarStari Most and the old town

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mostar by Alan Wang, Pexels License.

Aswan or Mostar?

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

  • wellness
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Mostar for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Mostar’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, Mostar 24: Mostar leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Mostar 40: Mostar leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Mostar 54: Aswan leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Mostar 25: Mostar leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Mostar 64: Mostar leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Mostar 60: Mostar leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Mostar 34: Mostar leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Mostar 44: Mostar leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Mostar 32: Mostar leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Mostar 78: Aswan leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Mostar 16: Mostar leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Mostar 20: Aswan leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Mostar.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Mostar
Best match
41match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and nightlife 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

Mostar in July

33 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanMostar

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Mostar: 1991-2020 normals, Mostar (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMostar
Official languageArabicCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Convertible Mark (BAM)
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 m60 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)68 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMostar
City population401,890105,448
People per km²1,07290
Museums within 10 km33
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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.