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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Rome?

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 Rome for

  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Rome leads by 40 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Rome 82: Rome leads by 52 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Rome 99: Rome leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Rome 58: Rome leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Rome 58: Rome leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Rome 92: Rome leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Rome 50: Rome leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Rome 60: Rome leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Rome 72: Rome leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Rome 38: Aswan leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Rome 68: Rome leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Rome are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Rome.

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.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on live music and the arts and food and drink 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

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanRome
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 m21 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanRome
City population401,8902,748,109
People per km²1,0722,135
Museums within 10 km3178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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.