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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Erasmus Bridge and the skyline, Rotterdam
RotterdamErasmus Bridge and the skyline

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License.

Aswan or Rotterdam?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Rotterdam for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Rotterdam’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, Rotterdam 27: Rotterdam leads by 17 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Rotterdam 52: Rotterdam leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Rotterdam 58: Aswan leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Rotterdam 52: Rotterdam leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Rotterdam 44: Aswan leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Rotterdam 85: Rotterdam leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Rotterdam 66: Rotterdam leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Rotterdam 78: Rotterdam leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Rotterdam 55: Rotterdam leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Rotterdam 38: Aswan leads by 54 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Rotterdam 58: Rotterdam leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Rotterdam 42: Rotterdam leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Rotterdam.

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.

Rotterdam
Best match
55match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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

Rotterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rotterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Rotterdam's sunshine is measured 52 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Rotterdam: 1993-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanRotterdam
Official languageArabicDutch
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 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 m10 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanRotterdam
City population401,890664,311
People per km²1,0722,080
Museums within 10 km340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
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. 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.