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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Thessaloniki by Destinygreece, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Thessaloniki?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Thessaloniki for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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, Thessaloniki 55: Thessaloniki leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Thessaloniki 77: Thessaloniki leads by 47 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Thessaloniki 73: Thessaloniki leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Thessaloniki 76: Thessaloniki leads by 68 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Thessaloniki 66: Thessaloniki leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Thessaloniki 74: Thessaloniki leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Thessaloniki 60: Thessaloniki leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Thessaloniki 50: Thessaloniki leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Thessaloniki 66: Aswan leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Thessaloniki 52: Thessaloniki leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Thessaloniki 33: Aswan leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Thessaloniki.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

Wins on nightlife 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

42 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanThessaloniki

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanThessaloniki
Official languageArabicGreek
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m6 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanThessaloniki
City population401,890309,617
People per km²1,07216,042
Museums within 10 km332
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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.