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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Aswan or Puerto Iguazu?

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

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Puerto Iguazu 28: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Puerto Iguazu 9: Aswan leads by 55 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Puerto Iguazu 14: Puerto Iguazu leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 50 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Puerto Iguazu 33: Aswan leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Puerto Iguazu 17: Aswan leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Puerto Iguazu 48: Aswan leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Puerto Iguazu 7: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Aswan leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Aswan
Best match
38match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
14 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanPuerto Iguazu
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180117 or 911
Elevation99 m162 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanPuerto Iguazu
City population401,89054,903
People per km²1,072-
Museums within 10 km30
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. 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.