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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cairo or Jasper?

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 Cairo for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Jasper’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. Cairo 10, Jasper 25: Jasper leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Jasper 22: Cairo leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Jasper 10: Cairo leads by 86 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Jasper 14: Cairo leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Jasper 95: Jasper leads by 65 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Jasper 8: Cairo leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Jasper 42: Jasper leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Jasper 18: Cairo leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Jasper 12: Cairo leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Jasper 20: Cairo leads by 75 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Jasper 7: Cairo leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Jasper 46: Jasper leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Jasper.

Your match

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

Cairo
Best match
50match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Cairo in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CairoJasper

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoJasper
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-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180911
Elevation23 m1,060 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoJasper
City population9,801,5364,738
People per km²18,5645
Museums within 10 km481
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.