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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Aswan or Mumbai?

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
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 52 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Mumbai 48: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Mumbai 35: Mumbai leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Mumbai 38: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Mumbai 72: Aswan leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Mumbai 24: Aswan leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Mumbai
Best match
51match

Wins on food and drink 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMumbai
Official languageArabicHindi, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180108 or 112
Elevation99 m14 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMumbai
City population401,89015,414,288
People per km²1,07225,563
Museums within 10 km31
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.