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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SingaporeThe Supertrees, Gardens by the Bay

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Singapore by Kai Kai, Pexels License.

Aswan or Singapore?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Singapore for

  • food and drink
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Singapore’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, Singapore 40: Singapore leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 58 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Singapore 62: Aswan leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan and Singapore are level on 45.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Singapore 25: Aswan leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Singapore 88: Singapore leads by 56 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Singapore 92: Singapore leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Singapore 76: Singapore leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Singapore 25: Aswan leads by 67 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Singapore 50: Singapore leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan and Singapore are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Singapore.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Singapore
Best match
57match

Wins on food and drink and families 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

Singapore in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
12 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). Singapore: 1991-2020 normals, Singapore / Changi Airport (17 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanSingapore
Official languageArabicEnglish, Tamil, Malay, Standard Chinese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Singapore Dollar (SGD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 999, ambulance 995, fire 995
Elevation99 m21 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsSingapore Changi Airport (SIN)17 km from centre167 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanSingapore
City population401,8905,866,139
People per km²1,0728,158
Museums within 10 km340
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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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. Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national sources. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.