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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Austin or Ushuaia?

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
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Austin leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Ushuaia 40: Austin leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Ushuaia 22: Austin leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Ushuaia 18: Austin leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Ushuaia 14: Austin leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Ushuaia 40: Austin leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Ushuaia 22: Austin leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Ushuaia 10: Austin leads by 67 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Ushuaia 26: Austin leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Ushuaia.

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.

Ushuaia
31match

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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinUshuaia

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). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinUshuaia
City population961,85582,615
People per km²1,2173,592
Museums within 10 km215
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.