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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Plaza de España, Seville
SevillePlaza de España

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Seville by Tibor Kovacs, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Aswan or Seville?

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 Seville for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Seville’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, Seville 18: Seville leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Seville 73: Seville leads by 43 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Seville 82: Seville leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Seville 62: Seville leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Seville 52: Seville leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Seville 80: Seville leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Seville 55: Seville leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Seville 72: Seville leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Seville 55: Seville leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Seville 58: Aswan leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Seville 68: Seville leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Seville are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Seville.

Your match

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Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

Seville
Best match
60match

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
14 hdaylight a day

Seville in July

36 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 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). Seville: 1991-2020 normals, Sevilla / San Pablo (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanSeville
Official languageArabicSpanish
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 m18 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSeville Airport (SVQ)9 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanSeville
City population401,890689,423
People per km²1,0724,896
Museums within 10 km324
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.