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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Prague?

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 Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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 and Prague are level on 10.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Prague 50: Prague leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Prague 83: Prague leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Prague 65: Prague leads by 57 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Prague 58: Prague leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Prague 77: Prague leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Prague 50: Prague leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Prague 83: Prague leads by 43 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Prague 50: Prague leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Prague 62: Aswan leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Prague 76: Prague leads by 62 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Prague are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Prague.

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.

Prague
Best match
59match

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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 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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AswanPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanPrague
Official languageArabicCzech
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCE230 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 m235 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanPrague
City population401,8901,397,880
People per km²1,0722,817
Museums within 10 km388
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. 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.