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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings

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

Aswan or Victoria?

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

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

Choose Victoria for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Victoria’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, Victoria 28: Victoria leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Victoria 50: Victoria leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Victoria 42: Aswan leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Aswan 8, Victoria 30: Victoria leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Victoria 77: Victoria leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Victoria 54: Victoria leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Victoria 62: Victoria leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Victoria 60: Victoria leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Victoria 34: Aswan leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Victoria 48: Victoria leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Victoria.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Victoria
Best match
47match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Victoria in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
12 °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

Victoria's sunshine is measured 87 km from the centre, at Vancouver International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanVictoria
Official languageArabicFrench, English
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation99 m23 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAswanVictoria
City population401,89091,867
People per km²1,0724,711
Museums within 10 km36
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.