Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; San Francisco by Elijah Cobb, Pexels License.
Aswan or San Francisco?
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 San Francisco for
- live music and the arts
- food and drink
- nightlife
What lies behind each score is written up on San Francisco’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and San Francisco.
Your match
Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.
Wins on prices with your weighting.
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
San Francisco in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). San Francisco: 1981-2010 normals, Alameda Naval Air Station (9.1 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Aswan | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Arabic | - |
| Currency | Egyptian Pound (EGP) | US Dollar (USD) |
| Sockets | CF220 V, 50 Hz | AB120 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer | UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer |
| Emergency number | Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180 | 911 |
| Elevation | 99 m | 16 m |
| Main airport | Aswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinations | San Francisco International Airport (SFO)18 km from centre142 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 15 days | 13 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Aswan | San Francisco |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 401,890 | 873,965 |
| People per km² | 1,072 | 1,455 |
| Museums within 10 km | 3 | 51 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 1 | 0 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | None |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Aswan or San Francisco somewhere new.