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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Aswan or Reykjavik?

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 Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Reykjavik leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Reykjavik 42: Reykjavik leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Reykjavik 25: Aswan leads by 39 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 47 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Reykjavik 35: Aswan leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Reykjavik 25: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Reykjavik 6: Aswan leads by 86 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Reykjavik.

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.

Reykjavik
Best match
44match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanReykjavik
Official languageArabicIcelandic
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m8 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanReykjavik
City population401,890138,772
People per km²1,072569
Museums within 10 km323
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. 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.