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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

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

Aswan or Toledo?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Toledo for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Toledo 40: Toledo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Toledo 22: Toledo leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Toledo 40: Aswan leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Toledo 45: Toledo leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Toledo 64: Toledo leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Toledo 32: Toledo leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Toledo 58: Aswan leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Toledo 22: Toledo leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Toledo 30: Aswan leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Toledo.

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.

Toledo
Best match
43match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanToledo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanToledo
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 m523 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanToledo
City population401,89087,216
People per km²1,072376
Museums within 10 km313
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.