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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Perth?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Perth 58: Perth leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Perth 42: Aswan leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Perth 42: Perth leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Perth 72: Perth leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Perth 48: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Perth 74: Perth leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Perth 55: Perth leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Perth 44: Perth leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Perth 28: Aswan leads by 64 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Perth 50: Perth leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Perth 38: Aswan leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Perth.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanPerth
Official languageArabicEnglish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180000
Elevation99 m2 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanPerth
City population401,8902,141,834
People per km²1,072334
Museums within 10 km315
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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.