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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Oaxaca?

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 Oaxaca for

  • food and drink
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 54 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Oaxaca 74: Oaxaca leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Oaxaca 65: Oaxaca leads by 13 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Oaxaca 55: Oaxaca leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Oaxaca 62: Oaxaca leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Oaxaca 77: Aswan leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Oaxaca 38: Oaxaca leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Oaxaca 50: Oaxaca leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Oaxaca.

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.

Oaxaca
Best match
54match

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
14 hdaylight a day

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanOaxaca
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 m1,555 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanOaxaca
City population401,890258,913
People per km²1,0723,028
Museums within 10 km310
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.