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The Centro Civico and its clock tower, Bariloche
BarilocheThe Centro Civico and its clock tower
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Bariloche by Maclemo, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bariloche or Kathmandu?

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 Bariloche for

  • families
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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. Bariloche 27, Kathmandu 4: Bariloche leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Bariloche 44, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Bariloche 27, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 55 points.
Nightlife. Bariloche 33, Kathmandu 36: Kathmandu leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bariloche 94, Kathmandu 70: Bariloche leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Bariloche 38, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Bariloche 55, Kathmandu 20: Bariloche leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Bariloche 44, Kathmandu 25: Bariloche leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Bariloche 33, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Bariloche 46, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 51 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bariloche 27, Kathmandu 28: Kathmandu leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bariloche 40, Kathmandu 45: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bariloche and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Bariloche
42match

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

Kathmandu
Best match
48match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Bariloche in July

8 °Cdaytime high
-1 °Cnight-time low
132 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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BarilocheKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bariloche: 1991-2020 normals, Bariloche Aerodrome (11.2 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBarilocheKathmandu
Official languageSpanishNepali
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+5:45
Emergency number117 or 911Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation794 m1,300 m
Main airportTeniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC)12 km from centre17 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBarilocheKathmandu
City population136,381845,767
People per km²61917,121
Museums within 10 km39
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). 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.