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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • 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. Austin 30, Puerto Iguazu 5: Austin leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Puerto Iguazu 28: Austin leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Puerto Iguazu 9: Austin leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Puerto Iguazu 14: Austin leads by 51 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Puerto Iguazu 33: Austin leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Austin and Puerto Iguazu are level on 55.
Getting around. Austin 30, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Puerto Iguazu 17: Austin leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Puerto Iguazu 7: Austin leads by 70 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Austin leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Austin
Best match
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Austin in July

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinPuerto Iguazu
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation149 m162 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinPuerto Iguazu
City population961,85554,903
People per km²1,217-
Museums within 10 km210
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.