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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Aswan or The Hague?

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 The Hague for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, The Hague 48: The Hague leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, The Hague 66: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, The Hague 52: The Hague leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, The Hague 86: The Hague leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, The Hague 35: Aswan leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, The Hague 45: The Hague leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and The Hague.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanThe Hague
Official languageArabicDutch
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 m1 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanThe Hague
City population401,890548,320
People per km²1,0725,589
Museums within 10 km354
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.