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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Amsterdam or Puerto Iguazu?

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 Amsterdam for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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. Amsterdam 25, Puerto Iguazu 5: Amsterdam leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Puerto Iguazu 28: Amsterdam leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Puerto Iguazu 9: Amsterdam leads by 73 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Puerto Iguazu 14: Amsterdam leads by 63 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Puerto Iguazu 33: Amsterdam leads by 54 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Puerto Iguazu 55: Amsterdam leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Puerto Iguazu 54: Amsterdam leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Puerto Iguazu 17: Amsterdam leads by 51 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Puerto Iguazu 7: Amsterdam leads by 71 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Puerto Iguazu 34: Amsterdam leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamPuerto Iguazu
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation-2 m162 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamPuerto Iguazu
City population921,46854,903
People per km²4,208-
Museums within 10 km1010
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.