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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Aswan or Munich?

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

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

Choose Munich for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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, Munich 28: Munich leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Munich 62: Munich leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Munich 79: Munich leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Munich 56: Munich leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Munich 82: Munich leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Munich 86: Munich leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Munich 78: Munich leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Munich 86: Munich leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Munich 72: Munich leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Munich 32: Aswan leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Munich 84: Munich leads by 70 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Munich 62: Munich leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Munich.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanMunich

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanMunich
Official languageArabicGerman
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
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 m519 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre210 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanMunich
City population401,8901,505,036
People per km²1,0724,844
Museums within 10 km374
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.