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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Aswan or Valletta?

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 Valletta for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 58 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Valletta 56: Valletta leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Valletta 38: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Valletta 50: Aswan leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Valletta 32: Aswan leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Valletta.

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.

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanValletta
Official languageArabicEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180112
Elevation99 m56 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanValletta
City population401,8905,197
People per km²1,0726,496
Museums within 10 km316
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.