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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Quebec 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

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec 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, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Quebec City 79: Quebec City leads by 34 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Quebec City 45: Aswan leads by 47 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Quebec City.

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.

Quebec City
Best match
53match

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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanQuebec City
Official languageArabicFrench, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m98 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanQuebec City
City population401,890574,482
People per km²1,0721,184
Museums within 10 km316
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. 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.