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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Aswan or Scottsdale?

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
  • getting around

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • nightlife
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Scottsdale 38: Aswan leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Scottsdale 50: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Scottsdale 20: Aswan leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Scottsdale 32: Aswan leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Scottsdale.

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.

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on nightlife and wellness 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanScottsdale
Official languageArabic-
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m380 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanScottsdale
City population401,890241,361
People per km²1,072-
Museums within 10 km310
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

Where else could you go?

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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. 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.