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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Aswan or Pisa?

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 Pisa for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Pisa 40: Pisa leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Pisa 62: Pisa leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Pisa 52: Pisa leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Pisa 55: Aswan leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Pisa 45: Pisa leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Pisa.

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.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanPisa
Official languageArabicItalian
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCFL230 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 m4 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanPisa
City population401,89088,737
People per km²1,072479
Museums within 10 km327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

Where else could you go?

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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. 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.