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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The old town below the fortress, Salzburg
SalzburgThe old town below the fortress

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Salzburg by Leonhard Niederwimmer, Pexels License.

Aswan or Salzburg?

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 Salzburg for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Salzburg’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, Salzburg 35: Salzburg leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Salzburg 45: Salzburg leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Salzburg 72: Salzburg leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Salzburg 25: Salzburg leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Salzburg 86: Salzburg leads by 41 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Salzburg 80: Salzburg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Salzburg 65: Salzburg leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Salzburg 72: Salzburg leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Salzburg 48: Salzburg leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Salzburg 32: Aswan leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Salzburg 80: Salzburg leads by 66 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Salzburg 55: Salzburg leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Salzburg.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Salzburg
Best match
58match

Wins on live music and the arts 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
14 hdaylight a day

Salzburg in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Salzburg: 1991-2020 normals, Salzburg (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanSalzburg
Official languageArabicGerman, Austrian Sign Language
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 m424 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSalzburg Airport (SZG)3 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanSalzburg
City population401,890155,021
People per km²1,0722,360
Museums within 10 km338
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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. 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.