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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The towers of Panama City reflected in the bay in golden light, Panama City
Panama CityThe towers of Panama City reflected in the bay in golden light

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Panama City by Ayaita, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Panama 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
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Panama City for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Panama 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, Panama City 44: Panama City leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Panama City 57: Panama City leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Panama City 62: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Panama City 62: Panama City leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Panama City 74: Panama City leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Panama City 50: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Panama City 45: Panama City leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan and Panama City are level on 40.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Panama City 52: Panama City leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Panama City 55: Aswan leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Panama City 34: Panama City leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Panama City 22: Aswan leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Panama City.

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.

Panama City
Best match
50match

Wins on nightlife and beaches 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

Panama City in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
161 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanPanama City

Where the figures come from

Panama City has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Panama City: 1991-2020 normals, Tocumen (20.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanPanama City
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Balboa (PAB)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB110 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m20 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsTocumen International Airport (PTY)20 km from centre92 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanPanama City
City population401,8901,540,000
People per km²1,0725,600
Museums within 10 km310
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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. 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.