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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Aswan or Ushuaia?

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
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Aswan leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Ushuaia 22: Aswan leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Ushuaia 18: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Ushuaia 14: Aswan leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Ushuaia 22: Aswan leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Ushuaia 42: Aswan leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Ushuaia 10: Aswan leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Ushuaia 26: Aswan leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Aswan
Best match
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
14 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanUshuaia
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180117 or 911
Elevation99 m23 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanUshuaia
City population401,89082,615
People per km²1,0723,592
Museums within 10 km35
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.